by Admiral James Winnefeld | Jan 25, 2022 | Addiction
After losing our son to an accidental overdose on his fourth day of college, my wife and I founded a national nonprofit focused on helping reverse the addiction fatality epidemic. We, along with other organizations, are tackling this national emergency with urgency....
by ARCC Staff | May 27, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Discussions, Community, News & Updates
Harrowing facts detailed as the estimated numbers have come out on how many people died from a fentanyl overdose in Santa Clara, California. The number of individuals who died from a fentanyl overdose jumped from 11 people in 2018, to 73 people in 2020. To read more...
by ARCC Staff | Apr 19, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Community, News & Updates, Relapse Prevention, Substance Use Disorder, Support, Treatment
Representative David Trone has released a statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data showing a record-breaking spike in drug overdose deaths in the last twelve months. Specifically, the data revealed that from September 2019 to...
by Bob Tyler | Apr 6, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Relapse Prevention
In part three of this six-part series, we will continue our discussion of setup behaviors that lead to the craving cycle. Remember that, despite its danger, many alcohol and drug treatment centers focus merely on teaching the tools of recovery to utilize once craving...
by ARCC Staff | Mar 29, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Discussions, Substance Use Disorder
The below policy brief shows some statistics on how the California overdose rate has been skyrocketing these last few years. Fentanyl has played a large part in the rising rates of overdose deaths, as the age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths related to synthetic...
by Pete Nielsen LAADC, SAP | Mar 26, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Addiction Discussions, Behavioral Health, Long-Term Recovery, Substance Use Disorder, Treatment
People living with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and their families are a vulnerable population that can unfortunately be taken advantage of by unethical treatment facilities. Senate Bill 434 (SB 434), introduced by Senator Patricia Bates, “Would prohibit an operator...