Join hundreds who’ll form a big circle in Brewer in memory of Will Symonds and all those who have overdosed May 31, 2016Home, Prevention, Recovery, TreatmentCircle of Caring, community solidarity, grief By Sarah Dubay “We hope to encircle those fighting, in treatment for or in recovery from opioid use disorder and their families with care, support and kindness.”
Take the Circle of Caring challenge and show the Bangor region’s unity against all these overdose deaths May 25, 2016Home, Prevention, Recovery, Treatmentaddiction, caringcircle, CHLB, Circle of Caring, opioids, substance use disorder By Sarah Dubay Snag a #CaringCircle selfie and post it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat. Then, invite your friends to do so, too. Like I said, no brain freeze necessary for this challenge.
How I came to see just how widespread addiction really is in my community May 18, 2016Home, Prevention, Recovery, Treatmentcommunity, empathy, ripple effects By Sarah Dubay The conversations I had that evening were a refreshing change, yet I still left feeling a little bit heartbroken.
‘He was gonna quit tomorrow’: The over-prescribing of pain meds makes its way into pop culture May 11, 2016Home, Prevention, Recovery, TreatmentMacklemore, pop culture, prescribing protocols, rap By Sarah Dubay “And now my little brother is in the sky, from a pill that a doctor prescribed.” — Macklemore