Providing Help and Hope In Overcoming Addiction
MCCA Awarded $100,000 to Launch Vivitrol Program for Opiate Addiction
 

MCCA is gearing up to launch a new program on July 1st that will offer Vivitrol, an opioid addiction treatment to clients at their Danbury outpatient facility. The program is being funded by a $100,000 grant from the Hanley Family Foundation.

With the current opiate crisis rampant throughout Connecticut, MCCA is eager to expand treatment options to meet the growing need with effective evidence-based therapies. Deaths in Connecticut from heroin and opioid overdose doubled in the past
three years, reaching every corner of the state.

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Opiate Crisis Update

Connecticut is facing a growing, life-threatening epidemic that refuses to discriminate based on social or economic status. CPTV held a town hall meeting with a panel of experts and community leaders to discuss the significant challenges of opioid addiction and what local communities can do to help curb the alarmingly high rate of opioid dependence. MCCA's CEO & President, Joe Sullivan was an audience participant. Rich Radocchia, Chief Clinical Officer and Lee Bodkin, Director of Communications also attended.

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Joe Sullivan Receives the Annie Orr Good Samaritan Award
 
J oe Sullivan
CEO & President of MCCA

This year Amos House awarded the Annie Orr Good Samaritan Award to Joe Sullivan, President & CEO of MCCA.  Joe is grateful for being in long-term recovery from alcoholism (35 years) and is happy that he was able to get to know Annie Orr through his volunteer work at the Congregational Church Overflow ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Shelter. Joe dedicated the 2016 Annie Orr Good Samaritan Award to the MCCA Board of Directors and his MCCA colleagues (past and present) who are "good Samaritans" day in and day out.

Amos House Inc., a transitional living facility for homeless families, presents the Amos House Good Samaritan Award during its annual spring breakfast to an individual who uses his or her time, treasure and talent to help those in need. The Annie Orr Good Samaritan Award was presented at the spring breakfast at the Amber Room Colonnade.  
 

Marijuana Bootcamp - The Conversation Continues

John Daviau, Exec. Director, CT Assoc. of Prevention Professionals, Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, Jill Spineti, President of the Governor's Prevention Partnership, and Rudy Marconi, First Selectman of Ridgefield.

More than 100 policy experts, legislators, and youth advocates gathered at "Marijuana Policy Boot Camp: Engage, Equip, Empower" for a statewide discussion focused on the fallacies that surround legalization of recreational marijuana in Connecticut. Three of MCCA's staff, Rich Radocchia, Terry Budlong and Lee Bodkin were on hand to hear the speakers and participate in workshops. Major themes emphasized throughout the day were that marijuana is not a deadly drug but the "Drop Out Drug" and that legalization will open the door for "Big Marijuana" to aggressively market this drug to young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The event was hosted by the Governor's Prevention Partnership's on Friday, May 13th at Goodwin College in East Hartford.
Lee Bodkin | MCCA | 203-244-5336 | lbodkin@mccaonline.com | mccaonline.com
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