A Story About Addiction: The Family Disease that Doesn't Discriminate
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Washtenaw FAN
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
The Opioid Crisis, Already Serious, Has Intensified During Coronavirus Pandemic
Overdose deaths rise as job losses and stress from Covid-19 destabilize people struggling with addiction
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Dean Dauphinais
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Recovery of a Courageous Young Man
Kim VanBecelaere is the Assistant Naloxone Coordinator for FAN. For Recovery Month, she wanted to share this life-changing experience. It...
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Dean Dauphinais
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
What National Recovery Month Means to Me
National Recovery Month is about hope. Hope that no matter what your mental health or substance use disorder is, help is there for the...
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Washtenaw FAN
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Yoga for Recovery
This yoga class is free to those in recovery and their families - every Wednesday and Thursday, advance registration required.
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Washtenaw FAN
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Washtenaw FAN July Family Fourm Recap
Thank you to Peggy E. Galimberti, LMSW, ACSW and Nancy Biehn, from Ele’s Place Ann Arbor who donated their time and expertise to teach us...
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Washtenaw FAN
- Jul 9, 2020
- 1 min
Treatment and Recovery
The National Institute on Drug Abuse—Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction Treatment and Recovery
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Washtenaw FAN
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition)
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
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Washtenaw FAN
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Drug Addiction
This handout offers information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid
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Washtenaw FAN
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Intervention for Recovery from Substance Use Disorder
By A. Grambeau Getting our loved ones help with addiction and mental health issues is critical. There are times that it is important to...
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Washtenaw FAN
- May 31, 2020
- 1 min
‘Cries for help’: Drug overdoses are soaring during the coronavirus pandemic—Washington Post
Excerpt from the Washington Post - Suspected overdoses nationally jumped 18 percent in March, 29 percent in April and 42 percent in May
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Washtenaw FAN
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
Establishing Healthy Boundaries for Recovery: May Meeting Recap
The following are highlights from the May 11th Washtenaw FAN meeting on boundary setting for a successful recovery
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Washtenaw FAN
- Apr 15, 2020
- 1 min
Yoga for Recovery Goes Online
Washtenaw Families Against Narcotics (FAN) is THRILLED to announce that Yoga for Recovery (Y4R) is now virtual! Read More >
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Washtenaw FAN
- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
Stigma and the Toll of Addiction
A perspective on the toll of addiction from the New England Journal of Medicine
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Washtenaw FAN
- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
Jamaine T. Atkins Awarded 2020 Hometown Health Hero Award
Washtenaw FAN would like to congratulate Jamaine T. Atkins for his receipt of the Hometown Health Hero award for 2020! Awarded by...
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Washtenaw FAN
- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Resources & Support for Those in Recovery During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for people with substance use disorders and in recovery. While our in-person meetings...
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