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First Choice Health Systems Shareholders
Alliance for Children
EastRidge Health Systems
Healthways
Highland Hospital
Potomac Highlands Guild
Prestera Center
Valley HealthCare System
Westbrook Health
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Our Staff
Steve Burton, MSW, LGSW
Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor
CEO
Scott Jarrett
Business & Development Officer
Michele Gordon,MSW,LGSW
Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor
Chief Programs Officer
Sheila Moran, MSW, LSW
Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor
Director of Public Relations
Jennifer Davis-Walton, MA
Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor
Clinical Coordinator, Rx Quitline
Patty Deutsch,MA, LPC
Program Director, PGHNWV
Ludwig Balbuena, BA
Clinical Coordinator, PGHNWV
Jane Reynolds, BA
Program Coordinator, SBIRT
Kathy Farley
Data Entry Specialist
Kay Goff
Office Manager
Andrea Payne
Receptionist
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1-800-GAMBLER Partners with Highland Hospital
Highland Hospital is growing. Their new 98 bed facility in Kanawha City is weeks from opening. We recently trained all of their clinical staff in the basics of gambling addiction treatment. They will now screen all patients for problem gambling, and we can refer patients who require in-patient psychiatric services to their facility, which is equipped to assess gambling addiction.
WV ReTREATMENT Weekend
We have over 30 people signed up for our bi-annual weekend event for problem gamblers and their loved ones. Gamblers from all over the state will meet in Morgantown for two days of intense treatment,education, and fellowship. Featured speakers include slot machine expert Nigel Turner and long time Gamblers Anonymous members and program consultants Warren Biller, and Arnie and Sheila Wexler.
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Rx Quitline Receives Funding
The Rx Abuse Quitline was originally funded by
the West Virginia Purdue Pharma settlement. As those funds were depleting, First Choice agreed to take over the program from West Virginia University, with the hope that this much needed service could be sustained. We are pleased to announce that this is now possible, thanks to funds from The Benedum Foundation, and a matching grant from The WV Department of Health and Human Resources. Thanks to their generosity,West Virginians struggling with an addiction to prescription drugs have a clear path to treatment and recovery.
Which drug are most West Virginia quitline callers trying to quit?
 | | Often called 'Hillbilly Heroin", Oxycodone is the most frequently abused drugs among our callers |
Also known as OxyContin, Percodan, Percocet, Endodan, Endocet, and Roxicodone, addiction to this drug can cause severe withdrawl symptoms when trying to stop using it. We offer callers several options for treatment, including inpatient and outpatient detoxification.
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SBIRT Model Spreads
First Choice is proud to provide the data collection and analysis for a program that is clearly gaining popularity. The US Army is adding a screening tool to its primary care protocal for soldiers. It is very similar to the SBIRT model which uses motivational interviewing and relies on early preventative measures. Click the link below to read about it:
US Army Adds Behavioral Health Screening to Primary Care
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Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Data Collection and Analysis Program
We work with state and private programs to collect and alalyze data showing which programs are working and which are not. The importance of this work is underscored by a recent controversy involving the "Scared Straight" program in southern WV. Read the article here.
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