By Jane Maxwell The opioid overdose epidemic plaguing Texas and the nation includes two interrelated trends: a 15-year increase in deaths involving opioid prescription pain relievers, and a more recent surge in heroin overdose deaths. To help combat the epidemic, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act was recently introduced in… read more
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Recovery high schools can help combat the opioid epidemic
By Julie McElrath I have seen this trend from up close, first as the counselor at a drug and alcohol residential treatment center. I worked with adult heroin users with multiple relapses who, on average, had started used opioids at 15 years of age. Today, in my role as executive… read more
Texas decided not to expand Medicaid: Who pays the price?
Health insurance coverage may elicit yawns from other people but it gets Cossy Hough fired up. She credits her 13 years working with Texas Medicaid for her conviction that social workers should understand the social justice implications of Medicaid expansion. What is the Affordable Care Act coverage gap? Due to… read more
