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Recovery Center of Excellence

Addressing Rural Adolescent E-Cigarette Use

October 23, 2024
In collaboration with schools, community members, and tobacco and substance use disorder treatment specialists in rural areas, we are developing educational programs and resources to address e-cigarette use (also called vaping) among adolescents. The program focuses on supporting teens in quitting e-cigarettes and supporting health care providers through a credit-bearing educational program.
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Updates

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Les Stapleton
Les Stapleton is mayor of Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
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Shawn Allen
Shawn Allen is a community member and peer in Floyd County, Kentucky.
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Reneé Ratliff
Reneé Ratliff is director of the Mountain Center for Recovery and Hope.
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City of Prestonsburg Welcomes Art Campaign to Reduce Stigma and Combat Opioid Epidemic
City of Prestonsburg, Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Mountain Regional Prevention Center, and others gather to kick-off UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence’s new anti-stigma approach
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The Future of Videoconferencing Group Therapy
Telehealth can provide new pathways to care for patients with substance use disorders in rural communities. Learn how providers are preparing to use videoconferencing as a tool for treatment beyond the pandemic.
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Introducing ROADSS
To reduce barriers to methadone treatment in rural communities, the ROADSS model combines a centralized OTP that manages operations with smaller facilities in less populated areas that provide secure medication dispensing.
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Supporting Staff Wellness
For organizations working to address the opioid crisis, staff wellness initiatives offer a range of benefits. Readily adaptable to remote work, these programs can help staff feel supported and connected during COVID-19 and beyond.
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A Convenient Way to Connect: Videoconferencing Group Therapy
Video-based group therapy can help increase access to treatment for substance use disorder in rural communities.
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Engaging Patients in Video-Based Groups—Leadership and Staff Confidence
Members of the Strong Recovery team talk about the role effective leadership played in promoting staff confidence when moving to video-based groups.
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Perspectives on Videoconferencing Group Therapy
Therapists share their perspectives on videoconferencing group therapy.
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Engaging Patients in Video-Based Groups—Building Rapport
Members of the Strong Recovery team speak about how important rapport-building is to videoconferencing group therapy.
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Recognizing National Rural Health Day
UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence is proud to stand with rural communities, providers, and people with lived experience to recognize National Rural Health Day and celebrate the #PowerofRural