CHC Medication Assisted Treatment Program

The Addictionary Term of the Week is “motivational interviewing.” This is a non-directive approach to counseling that attempts to help patients resolve ambivalence about changing substance use and mobilize motivation and action toward healthier change.

This is part of a series where we explain an important term relating to substance use each week, using definitions provided by the Recovery Research Institute. If we want addiction destigmatized, we need a language that’s unified. The words we use matter. Caution needs to be taken, especially when the disorders concerned are as heavily stigmatized as substance use disorders. Check out the RRI’s Addictionary at https://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/

Sources: Recovery Research Institute ()

If you and/or a loved one is struggling with substance use, Community Health Center, Inc. is here to help. Our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program offers many services to help those with Substance Use Disorder. To request MAT services, call the number listed on our profile.

The Addictionary Term of the Week is “trigger.” There are many things that can trigger a relapse in an individual. One of the most common triggers is depression. Depression and chaotic substance use are often linked. People battling depression commonly use drugs to combat the depressed feelings they are experiencing. In addition, chaotic substance use can often lead to depression, thus beginning a vicious cycle of using drugs and subsequent depression.

Isolation can be another trigger for relapse. A positive support system is crucial to ongoing recovery. This can mean being surrounded by supportive loved ones, going to counseling regularly, or attending a peer support group. Isolating oneself from these support resources can put one at a greater risk for relapse.

This is part of a series where we explain an important term relating to substance use each week, using definitions provided by the Recovery Research Institute. If we want addiction destigmatized, we need a language that’s unified. The words we use matter. Caution needs to be taken, especially when the disorders concerned are as heavily stigmatized as substance use disorders. Check out the RRI’s Addictionary at https://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/

Sources: Recovery Research Institute () & American Addiction Centers ()

If you and/or a loved one is struggling with substance use, Community Health Center, Inc. is here to help. Our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program offers many services to help those with Substance Use Disorder. To request MAT services, call the number listed on our profile.

Join us in a virtual forum as we rethink neighborhoods, housing, & outreach. Meet those who have experienced homelessness,
& learn how you can make a difference in your community. Check out the link in our bio to register!

Target Audience
Those who want to create better communities: town officials, social service providers, school leaders, charitable organizations, developers, builders, religious groups, & community members - like you.

Description
An introduction to housing insecurity in Eastern Connecticut & the feasibility of ending homelessness. Attendees will hear from innovators within the housing community on how to address housing insecurity with actionable tasks & from those who have experienced homelessness (from Faces of Homelessness) & what made a difference in their lives.

Outcomes
Steps we can take as an organized community to address housing insecurity & homelessness in each of our towns throughout the Windham region.

In honor of , here’s a photo of AmeriCorps members and staff hard at work at a COVID-19 testing event at the New London Homeless Hospitality Center!