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Welcome to the e-Newsletter from Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council. This newsletter is designed to provide timely information on substance abuse and other related topics for people living and working in Barnstable County.
This publication will be sent out periodically to our mailing list. Please forward this newsletter to your friends and colleagues who may be interested in this information. If you are not on our mailing list, you can join by clicking on the button to the left.
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| NEWS FROM MASSTAPP | |  South East Regional MeetingThe Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention (MassTAPP) supports communities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in addressing substance abuse prevention. Their expert staff offers technical assistance, capacity building, and resources to Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS)-funded programs and other communities across the state.
This month, the South East Regional Meeting will be held on Friday, June 5th from 11:00 - 1:00 PM at the Rosebrook Conference Center in Wareham. For more information, view the flyer here.
If you would like to be added to the MassTAPP mailing list to receive their monthly e-newsletter and alerts about upcoming trainings, you can sign up here.
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| NEWS FROM MOAR | | | MOAR Community Forums
Massachusetts Organizations for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) is pleased to have Cape Cod Healthcare partnership to host three community forums on addiction recovery. People in recovery, families, friends, policymakers, coalitions and community members are invited to attend.
Join us to speak up and celebrate the successes of recovery and hear from local and statewide health and recovery advocates. The three forums will be held:
- June 15th at the Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 from 5-7:30 pm
- June 16th at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 204 Monument Road, Orleans, MA 02653 from 5-7:30 pm
Please RSVP to attend the events: maryanne@moar-recovery.org or call 617-279-3395. Please include the date and location for the forum you plan to attend.
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| COMMUNITY FORUM | | Combating Cape Cod's Substance Abuse Epidemic
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Centerville Library
A non-partisan, FREE, public information forum, "Combating Cape Cod's Substance Abuse Epidemic: What's working? What's missing? What can we do?" will be held on June 10, 2015 from 7:00-9:00 PM at the Centerville Library, 585 Main St., Centerville.
Topics will include: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, Recovery, & Support. Please RSVP to Gerry McGowan at cgmc88@comcast.net or 508/428-5960. Sponsored by the Barnstable Democratic Town Committee |
| MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH COUNCIL | |  Local Approaches to the Opioid Overdose Epidemic: How Massachusetts Communities Are Responding TodayThe Massachusetts Health Council released a report today after talking to local groups trying to curb the addiction problem statewide.
The new report is recommending strategies to fight the state's staggering opioid abuse problem, from providing startup grants to encourage community substance abuse prevention activities to increasing treatment options including more detox beds. Recommendations in Friday's report include enforcing the state's prescription drug monitoring program, releasing community level data on fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses quickly, developing prevention education programs for students of all ages and parents, and discouraging the legalization of marijuana. To read the full report, click here. |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES | | |
 Barnstable County Behavioral Health Web Portal
A key feature of the new portal is a comprehensive Service Directory that enables consumers to easily locate the local programs and services they need most. If your organization isn't listed in the Behavioral Health Service Directory yet, it's easy to include your agency's information. If your organization is already included but you would like to tweak or update the information currently listed, it is an easy change.
To learn more about editing or adding your organization to the Behavioral Health Service Directory, view this quick online tutorial or contact Jessica McHugh at (508) 375-6630 or email jmchugh@barnstablecounty.org to set up a group tutorial or for questions.
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| NEWS FROM GOSNOLD ON CAPE COD | |  Upcoming Events
Playing Above the Influence - On June 19, 2015, Gosnold will be hosting Playing Above the Influence with the Bourne Braves. Please view the flyer for more details.
Other News
Gosnold Provides Naloxone to Cape & South Shore Police - In an effort to give front-line public safety officers the tools to save more lives, Gosnold on Cape Cod has offered Evzio, the injectable form of Naloxone (commonly known as Narcan), an antidote that can reverse an opiate overdose, to police departments on the Cape and South Shore of Massachusetts. Several departments have already accepted the donation. For more information, click here.
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| RESEARCH AND REPORTS | |  Study: Integrated substance abuse program improves health, lowers costs
According to a retrospective study released this week, integration of a substance abuse treatment program into population-based behavioral care helped improve health outcomes and lower costs.
Methadone continuation versus forced withdrawal on incarceration in a combined US prison and jail
This study showed that forced withdrawal from methadone during incarceration reduced the likelihood of prisoners re-engaging in methadone maintenance after their release. Continuation of methadone maintenance during incarceration could contribute to greater treatment engagement after release, which could in turn reduce the risk of death from overdose and risk behaviors.
Legislations and policies to expand mental health and substance abuse benefits in health insurance plans: a Community Guide systematic economic review This paper reviews the evidence of costs and economic benefits of legislative or policy interventions to expand MH/SA health insurance benefits in the U.S. The evidence indicates that MH/SA benefits expansion did not lead to any substantial increase in costs to insurance plans, measured as a percentage of insurance premiums. |
| NEWS FROM SAMHSA | |  Underage Cigarette Smoking Decreases Significantly From 2003 to 2013
A new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that from 2003 to 2013 levels of past month (current) underage cigarette smoking among those aged 12 to 17 have dropped significantly in 49 out of 50 states and in the District of Columbia.
To read the full news release, click here.
Two new SAMHSA reports reveal sharp rises in the number of hospital emergency department visits involving the drug tramadol between 2005 and 2011. One report focuses on hospital emergency department visits related to adverse reactions, while the other report tracks visits related to the misuse or abuse of the drug.
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| ANALYSIS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE ON CAPE COD: A BASELINE ASSESSMENT | |
The Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council has completed an Analysis of Substance Abuse on Cape Cod: A Baseline Assessment. View the Full Report here, and the Executive Summary here.
The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of substance dependency, and the related costs, for Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It has been created to inform programming and policy needs to be defined by the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council. The Council's goal is that Barnstable County will have a coordinated and comprehensive regional approach to substance abuse across the continuum of prevention, treatment and recovery, harms reduction and law enforcement.
If you have questions about the report, please contact Vaira Harik.
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BARNSTABLE COUNTY REGIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL
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The next meeting of the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council is scheduled for:
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Harborview Conference Room in the Barnstable County Complex, 3195 Main Street, Barnstable Village
These meetings are open to the public. Meeting agendas are posted publicly on the Barnstable County website, in front of the Barnstable Superior Courthouse, and are available upon request.
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| E-NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE | | |
Did you know that a full archive of the previous editions of this e-Newsletter are available on the Barnstable County Human Services Department website?
View past editions of the Regional Substance Abuse Council e-Newsletter and the Human Services Department e-Newsletter at www.bchumanservices.net and click on "E-Newsletter". |
| MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS | |  Learn to Cope
Learn to Cope is a support group for parents, family members, spouses, and caregivers who have a family member who is addicted to opiates, alcohol, or other drugs.
Learn to Cope offers experienced facilitators, resources, informational material, guest speakers (in long term recovery or professionals in the field), overdose education, and Narcan enrollment at all weekly meetings.
Weekly meetings are held on Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 PM at the Yarmouth Police Station, One Brad Erickson Way. For more information call (508) 738-5148 or visit their website.
Parents Supporting Parents  Parents Supporting Parents is a group of people who have come together as parents and family members coping and dealing with children/loved one's addiction.
Their mission is to support, strengthen, and educate one another as they share their lives. Their goal is to help their loved ones find and live in recovery, and for all members to live a healthy lifestyle.
Weekly meetings are held on Monday 6:30-8:30 PM at Mashpee TV, 168 Industrial Drive, Mashpee, MA 02649. To learn more, view the Parents Supporting Parents Facebook page. Mothers Helping Mothers
Mothers Helping Mothers is a support group for women struggling with the emotional difficulties associated with addiction and recovery during the pregnant and postpartum phases of life.
Free childcare is provided during the meetings by The Children's Study Home. Anyone planning on attending the meeting and needing childcare is asked to call ahead. All ages are welcome.
Weekly meetings are held every Tuesday 7:30-9:00 PM at the John Wesley Methodist Church in Falmouth at 270 Gifford Street and every Monday 5:30-7:00 PM at the Federated Church in Hyannis at 320 Main Street.
For more information, contact Deborah at (774) 392-0446 or Danielle at (508) 209-7533. |  Alateen
Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.
There are two regular meetings run by Cape Cod Alateen:
Wednesday - 7:00-8:00 PM in S. Dennis: Church of the Nazarene, 209 Upper County Rd.
Friday - 7:30 - 8:45 PM in Cataumet: Cataumet Methodist Church, 1091 County Rd.
Nar-Anon
Nar-Anon Family Groups is a twelve step fellowship that offers a recovery program for those affected by someone's addiction. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend.
Nar-Anon is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses Nar-Anon's Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts.
Weekly meetings are held Friday nights 6:00-7:00 PM at St. David's Episcopal Church in South Yarmouth. For more information, visit the Nar-Anon website.
Gosnold Family Support Groups
The Gosnold Reaching Out program is a resource for family members and loved ones affected by addiction. It assists the family at all stages of addiction through education, intervention, and support.
Information and Education Forums help family members gain a basic understanding of the signs and symptoms of addiction, treatment options, and stages of recovery. An educated and supportive family has a positive impact on treatment outcomes.
To learn more about these groups, view the Weekly Family Support Group flyer. New contact information: Mary Fisher, 844-558-4357, mfisher@ gosnold.org.
Other Resources
Al-Anon - The primary purpose of Al-Anon is to help families and friends of alcoholics. Members of Al-Anon learn to live happily whether the alcoholic continues to drink or not. We learn that alcoholism is a disease and that we are not alone.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.
Narcotics Anonymous - NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using.
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| MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE HELPLINE | | |
For tens of thousands of Massachusetts resident struggling with alcohol and other drug related issues, (800) 327-5050 is an important number.
The Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline provides free and confidential information and referrals for alcohol and other drug abuse problems and related concerns. The Helpline is committed to linking consumers with comprehensive, accurate, and current information about treatment and prevention services throughout Massachusetts.
Services are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Language interpreters are always available.
For online service and more information, click here.
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