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January 21, 2021
A recent federal government announcement loosening requirements for the prescription of medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) removes barriers…
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January 14, 2021
When you’re fighting an insistent urge to use alcohol or substances to dull reality, isolation only makes it more difficult….
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December 18, 2020
With Connecticut on track to exceed the number of overdose deaths in 2019, lawmakers and other state advocates at a…
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October 01, 2020
Women have been turning to alcohol for relief from the COVID-19 pandemic at alarming rates, with a 41 percent increase…
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September 02, 2020
While Connecticut’s opioid overdose statistics seemed somewhat hopeful in 2018, widespread introduction of fentanyl reversed the trend last year and…
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September 01, 2020
In 2018, 48,344 Americans died by suicide — more than the number of traffic fatalities and almost double the number…
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August 27, 2020
Opioid overdose deaths jumped more than 18 percent in the first six months of this year in Connecticut, lending truth…
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August 26, 2020
It’s challenging enough to deliver academic lessons in virtual classrooms, but without the nuances of human interaction that come with…
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August 07, 2020
An emerging fatal opioid combination, known as Gray Death, has become a potential threat in Connecticut and has the Behavioral…
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August 05, 2020
After the COVID-19 pandemic, a state shutdown, mass unemployment and disruption of school and family life comes Isaias, one of…