Advocate staff report September 19, 2018 An opioid abuse forum will provide information about the crisis for community members to better understand causes, signs and consequences of use and abuse, as well as treatment resources. The forum, from 6 p.m. … Continue reading
August 1, 2018 – Sharon Edwards When there is an addiction, the whole family needs to be treated, says Louis Bauer of the Substance Addiction Ministry in Slidell and Mandeville. Since 2011, the faith-based model has offered help, healing and … Continue reading
February 2, 2018 – Peter Finney, Jr. Against the backdrop of the nation’s opioid epidemic, the Metairie Substance Addiction Ministry (SAM) will host a resource and information fair Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the St. Angela Merici Church gymnasium, … Continue reading
Aired on WWL Radio on Monday, January 29, 2018 Mark Taliancich, Clinical Director of CCANO’s Counseling Solutions and Dan Foreman of Longbranch Healthcare sat down with Newell Normand to talk opioid use and abuse and the signs, consequences and available … Continue reading
Updated on July 24, 2018 The Counseling Solutions program of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans is collaborating with the Substance Addiction Ministry of the Archdiocese of New Orleans to present a series of community education forums on opioid abuse. … Continue reading
After Cynthia became addicted to heroine, she lost her home, her marriage fell apart and she missed family milestones. It wasn’t until her addiction nearly cost her her life that she decided she had to make a change for the better. She turned to Voyage House to get clean, mend her relationships and get her life back on track. Continue reading
September 12, 2017 – Christine Bordelon Drug addiction and drug overdoses, especially involving opioids, are real and rampant in New Orleans. It’s a trend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noticed since 1999, with opioid overdoses quadrupling and … Continue reading