Minimizing barriers to recovery. 205-458-3377 #recoveryispossible
Birmingham, AL
Joined June 2018
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(1/2) ENABLING
“Actions that typically involve removing or diminishing the naturally occurring negative consequences resulting from substance use, increasing the likelihood of disease progression.
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Term has a stigma alert, due to the inference of judgement and blame typically of the concerned loved-one.”
Learn more at:
recoveryanswers.org/addictio…
(1/2) Resource Spotlight:
One Roof
Based out of Cooper Green, One Roof’s mission is to fight homelessness in central Alabama. One Roof operates the Coordinated Assessment program for central Alabama, which assesses a person’s situation and refers them to the appropriate resources
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(2/2) They also provide social workers who help people experiencing homelessness as well as people exiting the prison system with applying for Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability.
Call One Roof for more information!
205-254-8833
oneroofonline.org/
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
-Winston Churchill
Expand your vocabulary!
COMORBIDITY
The occurrence of two disorders or illnesses in the same person, also referred to as co-occurring conditions or sometimes dual diagnosis.
recoveryanswers.org/addictio…
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(1/4) UAB Beacon Recovery Program: An outpatient program serving adults and adolescents ages 13-18. They recognize that every person’s path to recovery is unique and work with each client to develop a specialized recovery program that best suits their individual needs.
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Did you know?
"Opioids were involved in 46,802 (a rate of 14.6) overdose deaths in 2018—nearly 70% of all overdose deaths."
drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/op…
How much do you know about heroin? This podcast is very helpful in understanding the history behind how heroin was created, how it affects your body, and how public perception has shifted over time.
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Education is key to both treatment and prevention. Learning the history and science behind the opioid epidemic can help build understanding and empathy for those still struggling.
youtube.com/watch?v=V0CdS128…
Understanding how we got to this point in the Opioid Crisis can help guide us to develop future preventative measures as well as build better public awareness and empathy for those with substance abuse disorder.
#recoveryispossible
(1/3) Resource Highlight:
AIDS Alabama
“AIDS Alabama devotes its energy and resources statewide to helping people with HIV/AIDS live healthy, independent lives and works to prevent the spread of HIV.”
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Resource Highlight:
Brother Bryan Mission
Founded in 1940, they are the oldest mission in Birmingham.
“Brother Bryan Mission seeks to minister to the economically, emotionally, and spiritually impoverished [men] in the central Alabama area.”
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