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Know Your Term Episode 8: Medication Assisted Treatment

Head on over to our newest YouTube post for Know Your Term Episode 8. In this episode we will explore Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), what it means, what are the benefits, and general information about it. Don’t have a ton of time? No worries! The video in under three minutes long.

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National Months-September 2021

September has been designated National Recovery Month and National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. For more information on each, please continue reading.

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Podcasting with Maximal Being

Know Your Why would like to give a thank you to Maximal Being for having us on their most recent podcast.

Our founder discusses substance use, addiction, and other related topics. The video can be viewed here as well as other platforms linked through Maximal Being

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Lessons from Portugal

In early October, the New York Times put out an article by Austin Frakt about Portugal’s drug policy. Portugal has long been cited by advocates as a country to possibly emulate in terms of their drug law and policy as they have taken a treatment based model toward illicit drug use. Below are some highlights from the article as well as some notes on limitations or factors that need to be explored further. The full article can be accessed here.

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What Should I Look For In A Substance Use Treatment Program?

The below was originally a short post on our social media accounts that accompanied a meme we had come across. After it got some greater attention and discussion we thought a repost here would be appropriate.

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