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VIEW ALLNUWAY® Designated as a Blue Distinction® Center for Substance Use Treatment and Recovery
NUWAY® today announced that its programs have been named Blue Distinction® Centers for Substance Use Treatment and Recovery by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. NUWAY’s facilities in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Rochester, are among the first to receive the designation under the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program that is designed to help […]
READ MORENUWAY’s Monique Bourgeois discusses COVID-19 challenges to treatment
NUWAY Chief Community Relations Officer, Monique Bourgeois, contributed to the Post Bulletin story, “COVID-19 fuels challenges for drug, alcohol recovery”. The article discusses challenges of behavioral healthcare access brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The isolation, hardships, and fear of COVID-19 complicate substance use and mental health disorders by exacerbating these conditions and making it […]
READ MORENUWAY Revenue Cycle Director, Morgan Kluender Earns AAHAM CRCE Designation
NUWAY congratulates Morgan Kluender, NUWAY Revenue Cycle Director, on earning the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) Certified Revenue Cycle Executive (CRCE) Designation. Revenue cycle management plays an essential role in supporting NUWAY’s operation and its non-profit mission of providing recovery in supportive environments for people with low recovery capital. The AAHAM announcement follows: […]
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VIEW ALLNUWAY -The COVID-19 outbreak highlights the importance or recovery housing
Safe, supportive environments play a crucial role in sustained recovery from addiction and mental illness. The stability and fellowship provided by the peer-driven culture of high-quality recovery residences can significantly improve the odds that individuals will complete treatment, remain sober, access health services, seek employment, and form community connections supporting long-term recovery. People living with […]
READ MORESuccessful Recovery from Addiction Still Hindered by Stigma
Addressing America’s addiction crisis requires an evidence-based public health response, not discrimination and alienation of people with substance use disorders (SUD). “Whether it is the rapid rise of prescription opioid addiction or the longstanding challenge of alcohol dependence, substance misuse, and substance use disorders can—and do—prevent people from living healthy and productive lives. And, just […]
READ MOREThe New Methamphetamine Crisis
From 1999 through 2016, the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States more than tripled, largely driven by opioid misuse. While the opioid epidemic continues despite concerted efforts to limit prescriptions of opioid pain relievers, the misuse of a dangerous non-opioid has also been escalating as well. According to the Centers for […]
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