Opiate addiction is one of the major challenges facing our community today. Whether you have a family member dealing with addiction or are concerned with how to help others find support, join us for an interactive learning session that will educate attendees on addiction and where to find treatment and support they need to overcome […]
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Community First Pharmacy, located at 210 S. Second Street in Hamilton, has become one of only 23 pharmacies in Ohio approved to dispense Narcan, the drug that reverses the effects of heroin and opiate-related overdoses, without a prescription. This was made possible through a partnership with the Butler County Mental Health and Addiction Services Board. […]
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First, he lets them cry. Then, he tells them it’s going to be OK. When most people meet John Andrews, a social worker and DUI specialist, it is in a courtroom where they are receiving a sentence for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. “I meet them at their lowest moment,” […]
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Community Behavioral Health’s PTSD Group was recently featured in the Journal News. A support group meets from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at our Middletown location, 1659 S. Breiel Blvd. “This group is important because it’s a highly under-served population in our community,” said Laura Sheehan, vice president for behavioral health at Community First Solutions. […]
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Life is good for Christina Lewallen. She has a home. She has a family. She has a fulfilling job. She is drug and alcohol free. “Today, I feel like I’m on the top of the world,” she said. “I have everything I dreamed of.” It is a stark contrast from the way things were in […]
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