Home ›

community support

Addiction Recovery Channel: Understanding White Supremacy in America and What We Can Do About It - An Honest Conversation with Dr. Leon Walls 04/23/2021

Join Ed and his esteemed guest, Dr. Leon Walls, Associate Professor at the University of Vermont’s College of Education and Social Services, as they enter into an honest dialogue focused upon the most pressing social issue we face together as a nation today, namely, racial injustice and its intolerable effects.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Promo - Leon Walls Interview 04/16/2021

This is a promotional message for an upcoming episode of the Addiction Recovery Channel.

Join Ed and his esteemed guest, Dr. Leon Walls, Associate Professor at the University of Vermont’s College of Education and Social Services, as they enter into an honest dialogue focussed upon the most pressing social issue we face together as a nation today, namely, racial injustice and its intolerable effects.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Public Health Alert - Harm Reduction 03/25/2021

Ed Baker gives a Public Health Alert, regarding rising rates of drug overdose fatalities in Vermont, and promotes a new show aiming to help suffering Vermonters. 

In his next show, Ed’s guests will be Grace Keller, Director at Safe Recovery of Howard Center, a program devoted to saving the lives of people who use drugs through Harm Reduction services, and Sarah George, Vermont States Attorney for Chittenden County since January 2017, an advocate for justice.

His guests address the fatal-overdose crisis that we face in Vermont, and discuss specific ways both people who use drugs and Vermonters in general can help save lives.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Harm Reduction During a Dual Crisis - Drug Overdose Fatalities and COVID-19 03/25/2021

Ed and his guests Grace Keller and Sarah George address the fatal-overdose crisis that we face in Vermont, and discuss specific ways both people who use drugs and Vermonters in general can help save lives.

Grace Keller is the Director at Safe Recovery of Howard Center, a program devoted to saving the lives of people who use drugs through Harm Reduction services.

Sarah George is the Vermont States Attorney for Chittenden County since January 2017 and an advocate for justice.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Addiction Recovery Supports During This Time Of Coronavirus 04/09/2020

ARC Host and Producer Ed Baker interviews Gary De Carolis, Executive Director at Chittenden County Turning Point, a large Recovery Center in Burlington, Vermont. They discuss innovative ways to stay connected and deliver essential Recovery Support Services to people in all stages of Recovery.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Substance Use Disorder, Recovery, and Employment - Employers Working to Support People with SUD 03/06/2020

Join Host and Producer Ed Baker and his three distinguished guests to discuss the important nexus between substance use disorder, recovery and employment.

Ron Stankevich, co-author of the “Employer Toolkit,” Peter Espenshade, CEO of VAMHAR, and Tammy Bushnell, HR Director at Edlund’s Inc., discuss the advances in this area being accomplished in Vermont.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Upcoming Event - Cannabis Commercialization: Lessons from Colorado 02/14/2020

Presenter Kenneth Finn, MD, will speak about the commercialization of cannabis (with THC) in CO and the health and safety implications for Vermont.

Friday, February 21st - 3 possible events to attend:

EVENING: 6:00 - 8:00pm Hors D'oervers will be served.
UVM Alumni House, 61 Summit Street, Burlington
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-evening.eventbrite.com

MORNING: 7:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast will be served.
Capitol Plaza 100 State St. Montpelier
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-breakfast.eventbrite.com

NOON: 12:00 Lunch will be served.
Capital Plaza 100 State St. Montpelier.
Direct registration link:
https://thc-cannabis-lunch.eventbrite.com

About the presenter: Dr Finn has practiced pain medicine in Colorado Springs for 24 years. He served on the Colorado Governor’s Task Force on Amendment 64, Consumer Safety and Social Issues Work Group and the Colorado Medical Marijuana Scientific Advisory Council. Dr. Finn is an Executive Board Member of the American Board of Pain Medicine and has been on their Exam Council for 17 years. He also serves on the El Paso County Medical Society Board of Directors and is involved in the Colorado Pain Society and Colorado Medical Society’s work to manage the state’s opioid epidemic. He is currently editing a medical textbook for Springer Nature titled "Cannabinoids in Medicine" that is scheduled to be published this summer.

For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/events/1292227724297641/

Addiction Recovery Channel: The Commercialization of THC 01/30/2020

Host/Producer Ed Baker is joined by guests Scott Gagnon, MPP, PS-C, Dr. Libby Stuyt, MD, and Anne Hassel, Activists.

Scott Gagnon is a Certified Prevention Specialist from Maine and Director of the New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center. He is the public health representative on Maine’s Marijuana Advisory Commission and currently serves on SAMHSA ‘s Substance (Ab)use Prevention National Advisory Council. Scott will discuss the important issues facing Vermonters today, related to the commercialization of THC (Marijuana): Highway Safety; Public Health; Adolescent Addiction; and much more.

Dr. Libby Stuyt is a Psychiatrist adn Medical Director of the Circle Program, a 90-day inpatient co-occuring treatment program that she ran for 19 years at the Colorado State Hospital in Pubelo, CO. Author of "The Problem with the Current High Potency THC Marijuana from the Perspective of an Addiction Psychiatrist".

Anne Hassel is an activist with first hand experience working in the marijuana industry.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Conversations About Marijuana (THC) Commercialization Town Hall Promo 01/06/2020

Ed Baker, host of the Addiction Recovery Channel, invites you to a town hall on Conversations About Marijuana (THC) Commercialization. The event takes place on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Contois Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Addiction Recovery Channel: Defining Addiction, Brain Disease and Recovery - Science Matters - Part Two 01/06/2020

Part two of a two-part special! Join Ed Baker and his distinguished guest, Todd Mandell, MD, as they continue to discuss the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s 2019 expanded definition of addiction. What is meant by addiction, brain disease, and recovery? These are important questions, and Dr. Mandell answers them with the perspective of a Board Certified Psychiatrist with added qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry and who has 30 years' experience in the field of addiction psychiatry. Especially interesting are Dr.Mandell’s views on empowerment and choice. Joining Dr. Mandell with his valued perspective is Cam Lauf, Certified Recovery Coach.

For more information, please visit: www.edbakermsw.com

Working with communities to address the opioid crisis.

SAMHSA’s State Targeted Response Technical Assistance (STR-TA) grant created the Opioid Response Network to assist STR grantees, individuals and other organizations by providing the resources and technical assistance they need locally to address the opioid crisis.

Technical assistance is available to support the evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery of opioid use disorders.

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 6H79TI080816 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Contact the Opioid Response Network

The Opioid Response Network (ORN) provides local, experienced consultants in prevention, treatment and recovery to communities and organizations to help address this opioid crisis.

The ORN accepts requests for education and training.

Each state/territory has a designated team, led by a regional Technology Transfer Specialist (TTS), who is an expert in implementing evidence-based practices.To ask questions or submit a request for technical assistance:

Visit www.OpioidResponseNetwork.org

Email orn@aaap.org

Call 401-270-5900

Syndicate content

Featured Story

Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!

Read more...

More News from the Center for Media and Democracy