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The Race for Recovery Clients registered for this event in the prior weeks and on this day they met at the clinic where the first car left at 9:00am all participants were given a clue that they had to solve and then drive to that location following all posted speed limits. If they were unable to figure out the clue after 15 minutes they were allowed to call and they were given the answer. Wanna play here is the first clue:
Race Time to get closest to was 123 Minutes The race winning time was 132 Minutes only nine minutes over and the second place winner lost by 45 seconds!!!!!!!!!!! We also had a small awards ceremony at the casino where we gave out to awards to two individuals that have helped us change the lives of others and with out there help it would not have been possible. These individual's are Michael Crouch Deputy Director Department of Economic Security and Linda Lopez who also works for the Department of Economic Security and works closely with Michael. We had several Clients who could not get their benefits for one reason or the other, No place to receive mail, no internet access, cant get past the ID-me because of 4 to 5 hour wait times online and the list goes on and on, but due to their unwavering commitment we made it happen for many. One example client homeless living under the freeway, father passes away who was living with him now has a nice apartment for the first time in his life, is now a proud father and maybe most importantly he is clean and sober for the first time in twenty years. The clients that they helped all did a short thank you video individually and yep it made them cry. Once again I will thank you both for being so special and not knowing it. You Changed lives !!! Michael Crouch & Linda Lopez Department of Economic Security Receiving their awards of appreciation!!Trail Dust Town
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 This is one of the main reasons we have third and fourth year medical students come and do a rotation if you will at are clinic in hopes that they will take what the learn from us into the field and rid the Er's of the stigmatism that is associated with people receiving MAT services, and have them prescribe opiates responsibly and refer patients that are in need of treatment. Here is the article enjoy Patients with opioid addiction who show up in a hospital's ER face many barriers to recovery, and so do the doctors trying to help them. Easing those barriers on both sides helps patients get into good follow-up programs that lead to lasting change. For years, Kayla West watched the opioid epidemic tear through her eastern Tennessee community. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, she treated people with mental illness but felt she needed to do more to address addiction. So in 2020, when the state created a position to help hospitals improve addiction care in the emergency room, West jumped at the opportunity. She knew that many people with substance use disorders land in the ER, and that starting medications for opioid use — like buprenorphine (often known by the brand name Suboxone) — could double a person's chance of staying in treatment a month later. Yet she also knew that providing the medication was far from standard practice. A recent report from the Legal Action Center and the Bloomberg American Health Initiative found that despite widespread consensus on the importance of addiction treatment in the ER and an unprecedented rise in overdose deaths, many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder or connect patients to follow-up care. A Tragic Death Shows How ERs Fail Patients Who Struggle With Addiction Many patients who don't receive those services die shortly after discharge or within a year of their ER visit, the report says. But a growing number of emergency rooms and health professionals are trying to change that by developing new approaches that address the missed treatment opportunity in ERs. "We know it's possible because others have done it," says Sika Yeboah-Sampong, an attorney with Legal Action Center and coauthor of the report. "You have a combination of levers and kinds of structures of how different cities, counties, states and even independent hospitals adopt these practices." These models have already been put in place in some big hospitals and small hospitals, rural areas and urban centers, those with ample resources and those on tight budgets, she says. In Tennessee, West looked to several of them for helpful guidance as she developed a pilot program with one hospital she advises. "It's like looking at a smorgasbord of options of where you can implement change," she says. Here are just a few of the different strategies emerging from ERs across the United States: Hiring advocates for patients in California Daniel Browne started drinking alcohol and using prescription opioids at age 14. By the time he was 24, he was on the verge of losing his job, his car and his apartment. "I didn't know where else to go to get treatment other than the ER," he says. In May 2020, Browne drove 15 minutes from his home to Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, Calif., where he was immediately met by Mary Anne Cox Gould. At the time, Cox Gould was a substance use navigator for a program called CA Bridge. She championed addiction treatment in the hospital and helped connect patients from the ER to clinics in the community. (Cox Gould is now a supervisor of other navigators in Adventist Health hospitals. This doesn't have to be a one-off story about a really special hospital," Clayton says. "It can happen at scale. Serena Clayton, director of CA Bridge program "She met me in the parking lot even before I went into the ER," Browne recalls. She stayed with him as he received his first dose of buprenorphine, which provided immediate relief from withdrawal symptoms. "Once you're not facing the crippling detoxification, it's much easier to not relapse," Browne says. Cox Gould then walked him over to the hospital's outpatient clinic and helped him schedule recurring appointments. When Browne ran into obstacles filling his buprenorphine prescription at a local pharmacy, she made the necessary arrangements for him to get it from the hospital pharmacy, instead. It's The Go-To Drug To Treat Opioid Addiction. Why Won't More Pharmacies Stock It? HEALTH Why New Guidelines For Opioid Treatment Are A 'Big Deal' Now more than a year into recovery, Browne says he's become a more reliable employee and has reconnected with his parents and younger brother — successes he credits partly to the medication and consistent support he's received. Those are hallmarks of the CA Bridge program, says executive director Serena Clayton. Medication is considered a key element of treatment. Connecting patients with a navigator helps them in long-term recovery. And having navigators in the ER creates a more welcoming environment for patients, and gives ER staff a chance to learn more about addiction, she says. The model is currently used by about 130 hospitals in California, and the state has allotted $40 million to expand the program to more than 100 others. The funds cover the salaries of substance use navigators, training for ER staff on prescribing buprenorphine and other technical assistance. "This doesn't have to be a one-off story about a really special hospital," Clayton says. "It can happen at scale." Removing obstacles for patients and doctors in New York Patients with addiction face many barriers to recovery, notes Dr. Joshua Lynch, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the University at Buffalo. But doctors who want to help them also encounter hurdles, he says. ER physicians are short on time, often lack training for addiction-related issues and don't know where to refer the patients for follow-up care. To improve the situation, both sets of barriers — for patients and for doctors — must be addressed, Lynch says. That was his goal in creating New York MATTERS, a program that gives patients access to buprenorphine and quickly links them to addiction clinics to continue treatment. It also provides pharmacy vouchers that cover 14 days of medication and Uber vouchers to cover transportation to the clinic — all through an electronic referral system. "Being able to offer all of this without having to make any phone calls is probably what makes the doctors most likely to use it," Lynch says. To Stop Deadly Overdoses, 'The Opioid Fix' Urges Better Use Of Tools We Already Have The program, partially funded by the state Department of Health, includes 38 hospitals and 94 clinics across New York that are vetted to ensure they provide buprenorphine to those who want it and accept patients regardless of insurance status. Providers in any participating ER can bring up a map of the clinics on a tablet and let patients choose where they'd like to be referred. "This patient population is used to being told 'no' or 'that's not possible' or 'you have to go to this place,'" Lynch says. "We want to inspire them by giving them these choices." Most patients pick a clinic close to home or where they know a friend had a good experience, Lynch says. He estimates about 55% of patients in the program make it to their first appointment, where they can receive medication and therapy. National figures suggest fewer than 10% of patients addicted to opioids receive similar treatment. Lynch says the cost for any hospital or clinic to join the program is minimal, since it mostly leverages existing resources, and the state hosts the data for the referral platform. Expanding the program to facilities across the entire state would cost less than $4 million a year, he says. Training all health care providers in North Carolina Dr. Blake Fagan is chief education officer at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, N.C. For years, when he approached hospital ERs to offer addiction training, he heard a common refrain. "We don't have any place to send patients afterwards," he says doctors told him. NATIONAL As Addiction Deaths Surge, Profit-Driven Rehab Industry Faces 'Severe Ethical Crisis' Without a clear place for patients to continue treatment, the doctors were reluctant to even start medications for opioid use. That's when Fagan and his colleagues realized their training had to extend beyond hospitals. They reached out to federally qualified health centers, which treat people regardless of insurance status. In a state without Medicaid expansion and with large rural expanses, these centers serve many people with addiction. Using just over $1 million in grant funding from two foundations, the Mountain Area Health Education Center has trained the staff at 11 health centers and two local health departments over the past year and a half to provide medications for opioid use disorder. From March 2020 to May 2021, those centers treated more than 400 patients with the disorder. Dr. Shuchin Shukla, who heads the program alongside partners at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, says the centers have become obvious referral spots for doctors who start patients on medication in the ER. "We consider ourselves a model for how to do this in a Medicaid non-expansion state," Shukla says. HEALTH With Roots In Civil Rights, Community Health Centers Push For Equity In The Pandemic North Carolina also has programs to train medical students, residents, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in addiction care. Dr. Sara McEwen, executive director of the nonprofit Governor's Institute, which has helped to incorporate the training into medical school curricula, said students who see addiction prevention and treatment as a routine part of medicine will naturally apply that when they reach the ER or other clinical settings. In fact, a recent study at Wake Forest School of Medicine found 60% of medical students who received the education reported using it during their internships. "The learning is coming from med students to residents, up the chain," says Paige Estave, a coauthor of the study and a candidate for joint doctoral and medical degrees at the school. "Students bringing it up will cause doctors to start thinking, talking and finding resources. ... Hopefully, those little pieces of change will add up cumulatively to something more." Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine How well do these programs work? Across these varied models, one essential question remains: Do they work? Unfortunately, it's also one of the most challenging to answer, according to addiction researchers and those who run the programs. Many projects are still in the early phases and won't be able to measure success for another few years. Others are struggling to gather long-term data that's necessary for evaluation. In North Carolina, for instance, McEwen knows more than 500 medical students receive the addiction training each year, but until they complete residency and are practicing medicine independently, it's difficult to gauge how many will prescribe buprenorphine to their patients. In New York, Lynch can estimate how many patients make it to their first appointment at a clinic, and a recent study of the CA Bridge program tracked how many patients were given buprenorphine across 52 hospitals. But those numbers don't indicate how many patients achieved long-term recovery. That would require tracking patients for months and years. In the meantime, people like West who are looking to these models as guideposts must operate with a level of uncertainty. But she says she'd rather get started now than wait for the perfect solution. "Any movement on this is a step in the right direction," West says. "I've learned that no matter how varied your resources are, there are options for change in your ER." Kaiser Health News is a national, editorially independent newsroom and nonprofit program of the Kaiser Family Foundation. KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. Well it's time for one of my all time favorite events BAC's Race for Recovery! This event came out of social distancing I had to figure out a way to get people outside and stop the isolation which we all know only too well can be a cause for relapse. So I came up with this and it was a big hit with all that participated. It gives everyone that participates a reason to be outside and enjoy the sun. The clues are fun and the destinations I try and make them fun and interesting as well and who does not love the chance at winning all that cash!!! So Sign up with the front office come out and join us for some fun. If you just cant get out of the house and still want to participate their will be an on-line race as well like last year check your emails for details. Men's and Women's T-Shirts are available and on sale now so email me with size's and how many you would like and I will get right back to with pricing.  Race for Recovery 2021 Women's T-Shirt Front Men's T-Shirt From
Thats Right It's Time for BAC's Annual BBQ & Chili Cook Off!!!!That's right it's time to get outside and throw some burgers and hot dogs on the grill, add some potatoe salad or coleslaw, and vote on who makes the best chili in Tucson!! So please sign up at the front desk and let us know how many guests you are bringing. We want to make sure we have enough food to feed everyone that attends and for all AHCCCS Clients this counts as a relapse prevention group. As always we will be giving away gift cards for various restaurants and other entertainment. Bring your Frisbee's baseball equipment and tons of water balloons and of course one of the most important things you can bring is a smile.  We got lucky and the sun shined down on us it was a gorgeous day out there and BBQing all those hamburgers and hot dogs was a pleasure. Clients were able to keep social distancing recommendations while still mingling with their peers, eat a Hamburger, Bratwurst, or Hotdog. Have a couple of soft drinks or water and then go check out the waterfalls if they chose to do so. Client 3602 took home a $50.00 Gift Card and a $25.00 Gift Card is being given to one of are virtual attendees for the most interesting fact they submitted via email. All in all everyone appeared to have a good time and i would like to thank each and everyone of you for attending. Check back often for information on are next Relapse Prevention Outing. “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate...Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
Although no one knows for certain, it’s believed that the iconic art of origami paper folding originated in Japan after paper was invented in China. Origami is the meditative art of folding paper into beautiful, symmetrical shapes using complex folding techniques. Early indications of origami suggest use in religious ceremonies by monks. Now, origami is a well-known craft, popular with children and DIY home decor enthusiasts alike.
Learning how to make origami is a handy skill to have, especially if you enjoy creating sculptures, crafts or DIY gifts. The art of folding origami is a wonderful way to relax and can also be an inexpensive way to create eye-catching, inexpensive, DIY homedecor. Using a variety of papers and shapes, simple origami displays can spruce up your home, top gifts, and provide a very Zen way to relax. https://porch.com/advice/origami-home-decor This was sent to me by Broadband Search and I thought it interesting enough to take a look at so I am sharing it with all of you!
P.S. I will be sending out an email in the next 30 minutes that will have specific questions about this site. The first person who is in the RP group that responds with the correct answers wins an Apple Bees Gift Card !!!!! On Your Mark Get Set Go!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/facts-about-youtube To celebrate the holiday's but maybe more importantly time to take care of each other, time to take care of the one's we love that cant take care of themselves, time to be unselfish and share our precious time with those that need it the most so they don't isolate themselves and go deeper into their addiction or get to the point where they take their own life. The rate of suicide in Arizona for Minors ages 12-17 is up 67% from the same time period last year and ages 50-59 up 56% from the same time period last year and this follows suit with the national rate as well. I feel confident in saying that most of the increase in my opinion is being driven by the Covid-19 Pandemic so it is extremely important that we give more of ourselves to ones that need it the most and for those of you that are still struggling if your reading this your looking for help, well you found it we are here for you! Call us, walk in, run in what ever it take to get you here! The other issue I want to talk about is the number one killer in not only Arizona but the United States and that's Fentanyl. In Arizona from July of 2017 to December 2020 there have been 7903 opiate related deaths of all the substances that have been involved in verified opioid overdoses in 2020 40.3% Fentanyl was the number one contributor. So my message to everyone is to stay away from it. The fake 30mg "Mexican Oxy" pills that are out there are selling for almost nothing and the temptation to save money in an already expensive addiction is almost to much to pass up. We have had people that are smoking them and after the second hit it's a wrap they die! Hopefully someone has a Narcan kit to bring them back like the last person I spoke with 20 years old took that second hit and it took six kits to bring him back. DONT LET THAT BE YOU!!!  To each and every one of you we here at Behavioral Awareness Center wish you nothing but the best and to have a safe and happy holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!
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