Sep 2, 2022 | UConnectCare
By Mike Pettinella State and local human services agencies, supported by the federal government, must pool their services to fight the scourge of substance use disorder that resulted in 108,000 overdose deaths last year, according to the general counsel of the White...
Aug 25, 2022 | UConnectCare
By Mike Pettinella UConnectCare Publicist “My name is Jarett LoCicero and you can find me at the UConnectCare recovery center, helping out with services for those looking to be themselves, feel better and maybe even live their dreams.” That’s the way LoCicero, a...
Jul 26, 2022 | UConnectCare
By Mike Pettinella UConnectCare Publicist Women in recovery who are seeking reunification with their children can be encouraged by the networking that exists among provider agencies in Western New York. That was the message conveyed last Thursday at the quarterly...
May 5, 2022 | UConnectCare
By Mike Pettinella With a track record of success as an advocate for youth, Sheila Harding is equipped to help facilitate drug and alcohol awareness programs as the assistant director of Prevention at Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. “Sheila...
Apr 21, 2022 | UConnectCare
By Mike Pettinella By integrating the opioid treatment program and outpatient counseling clinic, Genesee/Orleans Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse has connected the care warranted in a society dealing with the effects of a global pandemic and the stress caused...
Jan 28, 2022 | UConnectCare
By Mike Pettinella According to the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention, about 100,000 Americans have died from drug overdoses in a year’s time through May 2021 and that number only will increase unless treatment providers emphasize the human aspect of...