#25 Substance Use: Challenges & Hope in Navigating Recovery

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-rich-links= "{"per_n":"Michelle Brandsma","per_e":"mbrandsma@gobhi.org","type":"person"}"> Michelle Brandsma,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">MS CADC III QMHP-C, Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. Substance Use Disorder/Trauma Informed Care Manager discusses:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Naloxone distribution program and how it saves lives by reversing narcotic overdoses (e.g., fentanyl or heroin)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reducing the stigma of addiction</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Medication Assisted Treatment as a medical intervention supporting the therapeutic intervention</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Using peers to enhance engagement, build hope, and meet people where they are; and</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The need for holistic treatment.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Notice to listeners:<br /></span><a href= "https://www.ocbhji.org//podcast-notice"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.ocbhji.org//podcast-notice</span></a></p>