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FEATURES 06 CHANGE HEALTH ANDTHE COMMUNITY GROWINGTOGETHER CHS adds services to become a one-stop shop 10 LOOKING ATTHEWHOLE PICTURE Chief clinical officer’s roots are in West Virginia 26 GETTINGTHE POINT ACROSS Sonnie Price, the program administrator at Change Health, joined the staff earlier this year 30 GETTINGTOTHE ROOTS OF ADDICTION Dual diagnoses pose challenges 54 WORKINGTOWARD A POSITIVE COMMUNITY
Working at Change Health leads to career change 58 WORKINGTOWARD A POSITIVE COMMUNITY Working at Change Health leads to career change IN THE NEWS 14 CVS PHARMACY CVS Health has installed safe medication disposal units in 19 of its pharmacies across Maryland 18 SAVING LIVES It’s time for everyone to carry naloxone 22 DANGEROUS MIX In treating overdose patients, emergency rooms face challenges in detecting mix of drugs 34 UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION Addicton is not simply a weakness 38 GIVING ADDICTS A “REST” Developers working on a first digital therapy for addiction
42 THE OPPOSITE OF ADDICTION IS NOT SOBRIETY Connection with other addicts prove crucial factor 46 COPINGWITH DISCRIMINATION Discrimination remains largerly ignored as a cause of substance abuse 48 HIDDENDANGER New synthetic drug strains are making it difficult to diagnose overdose
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