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Tag: Opioid Crisis
New York Attorney General roundtable on the opioid crisis and poverty in the North Country
New York’s Attorney General Letitia James comes to Plattsburgh to host a roundtable on the impact the opioid crisis drug & poverty are having on the North Country.
New Addiction Recovery Center Opens in Plattsburgh
A new drug and alcohol addiction recovery center has opened in old Clinton Community College dormitories and dining hall on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, to help addicts get their lives back on track. The MHAB project, founded by businessman Michael Carpenter, and Champlain Valley Family Center’s All Ways To Recovery Community Center are…
New Addiction Recovery Center | Bonus Clip
In our expanded interview, we discuss how more employers are hiring recovering addicts. Watch our Special MLJ Opioid Crisis from October 2018:
“Addicted To Hope” | A Documentary about the Opioid Crisis
A new locally produced documentary looks at how SPARCC, a coalition of community leaders, is working to raise awareness about the opioid crisis in the North Country. The documentary features recovering addicts and families whose lives have been forever changed by substance abuse and addiction. This week we present the broadcast premiere of “Addicted to…
An MLJ Forum Discussion on the Opioid Crisis
SPARCC Coalition Members join us for a in-depth discussion on the impact the heroin and opioid epidemic is having in our community, and the work by SPARCC to focus attention on education, prevention, treatment and recovery efforts in the North Country. Watch our full hour-long panel discussion including audience Q&A and interview with the documentary’s…
Detox Unit Opening in Schuyler Falls
A follow-up to our cover story from a couple of weeks ago, the opening of a new detox and rehab unit in Schuyler Falls, New York, to help heroin and opioid addicts, and others struggling with substance abuse. Patients have had to travel hours away from home to get the help they need. Over the…
Opioid Week
This week, we team up with PBS stations across New York State focusing on the growing Opioid Crisis. On a special edition of Mountain Lake Journal, we take you to a new detox & rehab center opening in the North Country, in Schuyler Falls, NY, to treat heroin and opioid addicts. We’ll talk about the…
Light of Hope Candelight Vigil for Addiction
We take you to the 3rd annual Lights of Hope ceremony in Plattsburgh, a yearly candlelight vigil that brings together people in recovery and the families of addicts. Speakers talked openly about family members and loved ones struggling with addiction. Learn more: www.addictsmom.com Francene Cornell and her daughter, Amber-Lin Meconi, have organized a support group…
Addiction Recovery Discussion in Studio
We sit down for a discussion with Connie Wille, the Executive Director of the Champlain Valley Family Center, which will run the facility, joins us to talk about the 18-bed detox and rehab unit opening in early November. There will be an open house at the new CVFC Recovery Campus on October 26th at 11am…