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Addiction Recovery Channel: Defining Addiction, Brain Disease and Recovery - Science Matters 12/09/2019

Join Ed Baker and his distinguished guest, Todd Mandell, MD, as they discuss the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s 2019 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.

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Addiction Recovery Channel: Drug Interdiction, Law Enforcement and the Nexus Between Sex Trafficking and Opioids in Vermont 11/05/2019

Join ARC host and producer Ed Baker and his noted guests Christina Nolan, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, and Resident Agent in Charge, Kevin Black, Drug Enforcement Agency, as they dig into issues such as the nexus between opioid addiction and human sex-trafficking; drug trafficking and use-trends in Vermont; some of their successes in prosecuting persons involved in high-level criminal behavior; and recent local activities supporting drug-use prevention. This episode focuses on crucial activities essential to the safety and protection of Vermonters.

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Addiction Recovery Channel: Building a Recovery Supportive Community - A Remarkable Accomplishment Unfolding in North Central Vermont! 10/11/2019

Join host Ed Baker and his trailblazing guests Daniel Franklin, Executive Director at the well-established North Central Vermont Recovery Center providing a very wide range of recovery support services to individuals seeking their pathway to recovery, and Dawn and Greg Tatro, Co-Director’s of Jenna’s Promise, a recently founded project focussed upon striving "to create pathways for patients to re-assimilate into society by supporting the transitions from addiction, to recovery, to independent living."

There is synergy in the air in the Lamoille Valley! A “Recovery Supportive Community” is being created!

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!