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Tag: alcohol

man in mask opening door
Posted inSubstance Use

How addiction recovery specialists adapted during COVID-19 pandemic

by Taylor Knopf May 20, 2020January 29, 2021

By Taylor Knopf In his 20 years at Healing Transitions, Chris Budnick has never turned away someone seeking help. But in late March after three false-positive tests for COVID-19 at the residential addiction recovery program in Raleigh, the program director made the tough call to stop all new admissions to the campuses and overnight detox. […]

Bottles of hand sanitizer to illustrate the shortage that coronavirus caused
Posted inInfectious Disease

North Carolina liquor sales booming

by Greg Barnes April 4, 2020April 4, 2020
Shows an old photo of a woman hugging a little boy, they're both smiling.
Posted inChildren's Health

Does North Carolina do enough to help children affected by a mom’s prenatal alcohol use?

by Anne Blythe October 30, 2019October 30, 2019
woman stands at a podium, older people stand behind her looking at her.
Posted inState Health Policy

Bill would make small, but significant, tweaks to NC’s sexual assault laws

by Rose Hoban March 21, 2019April 13, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Public Health, Substance Use

Calling the BAT Mobile (Unit)

by Editor February 3, 2016April 19, 2021
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs

A Place for Recovery

by Taylor Sisk July 6, 2015May 14, 2018

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