Oktoberfest is two-week-long festival that originated in Munich, Germany. It is held in late September each year, leading up to the start of October. This year the festival began on September 21 and will end of October 5. During this period, festivalgoers drink large quantities of Bavarian Lager. Like St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de…
SoftPro, a Delaware software company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, agreed to pay a former IT employee, Matthew Elliott, $80,000 after Elliott sued the company for firing him for having a perceived disability. Elliott is in recovery from opiate addiction and participated in physician-supervised medication-assisted treatment (MAT) since 2009. When Elliott voluntarily decided to enter…
One of the defining characteristics of alcohol use disorder (AUD) is having an often-insatiable urge to consume alcohol despite the negative consequences being intoxicated causes. Persistent cravings to drink are one of the single largest barriers standing between active drinking and recovery from AUD. Acamprostate, sold commercially as Campral in pharmaceutical markets outside of the U.S., is a medication said…
Alcohol and drug addiction hurt more than just the addict or alcoholic, it hurts all the people around us. Friends, family members, significant others, all go through the pain and suffering with the addict. Learning how to set boundaries with an addict can be difficult, and can often feel painful, but boundaries are the best…
Meth Use on the Rise in New Hampshire Meth use is on the rise in New Hampshire after years of dormancy, hidden in the shadows of the opioid epidemic. Meth labs were popping up in neighborhood homes, being found after domestic violence calls, and in many burglaries and street crime arrests during the early 2000’s.…
Blueprint Recovery Center has partnered with Next Level Church of Concord, New Hampshire, on the Run For the One 5k to help assist individuals currently battling substance abuse. Next Level Church hopes to work alongside Blueprint in many capacity that will better serve their community as well as raise awareness about substance use disorders. The…
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire introduced legislation last week that would increase federal spending to combat substance use disorder by 1,000 percent. Congress recently approved for $6 billion to spent over the next two years in response to the opioid crisis, but Shaheen’s bill, if passed, would increase the spending to $63 billion…
A New England recovery center in Ellsworth, Maine was forced to shut down recently after operating on a conditional license since Dec. 31. According to Maine news outlet Bangor Daily News, the Open Door Recovery Center failed to meet numerous regulatory standards required by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. This includes failure…
New Hampshire Working Hard to Fight Opioid Epidemic New Hampshire will be receiving over $35 million in federal funds this year to help them tackle the opioid crisis. The money is the second installment of a two-year grant from the U.S Department of Health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has aimed at…
The opioid epidemic has hit almost every small town and big city throughout the U.S, and it has only gotten worse in the past ten years. In some areas, such as the Northeast, the outcomes have been devastating. In effort to try to reduce the death toll of the epidemic, Massachusetts has taken a somewhat…