Carolina Wellness and Recovery of Powdersville

09/30/2024

Both of our locations are currently still without power/internet, but we are working remotely and can be reached at our on-call number: 864-887-6190.

Also, messages left on our landlines will be sent to us via text and will be returned as soon as possible.

Please stay safe and we are praying for everyone affected by Helene!

07/31/2024

Especially in South Carolina. Local advocates with our team are working to improve this area of need.

Some recovery houses bar addiction treatment with buprenorphine or m**hadone, despite federal rules. Advocates say the Biden administration should get serious about enforcement.

04/09/2024

Providing MOUD in jails can be lifesaving! Happy to see more of this happening in South Carolina.

01/31/2024

For free dental services and other dental resources visit https://www.gvltec.edu/academics_learning/health-sciences/dental/dental-clinic.html

To supplement their classroom education with real life experience, Greenville Tech Dental students rotate through a variety of clinical sites, as well as operating a 33 chair community dental hygiene clinic serving about 8000 active patients.

12/30/2023

As opioid prescribing went down, overdose rates went up. There was no game plan for what would happen after cutting thousands of people off of their medication, and thus the overdose crisis was born.

Also weighing in is the R Street Institute, a non-partisan think tank based in Washington DC that supports free market policies and limited government. The DEA’s proposal, according to R Street, will do more harm than good. “History teaches us that when the legal supply of prescription medicatio...

11/23/2023

For some of us, being around family during the holidays can induce anxiety. Remember that anxiety is the number one medical complaint among Americans. You’re not alone. Actually, 19% of adults struggle with some sort of anxiety disorder. There are evidence based techniques that can help. Click the link to check em out and stay safe! Happy Thanksgiving from Carolina Wellness and Recovery of Powdersville.

13 Ways to Stop a Panic Attack

11/22/2023

Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
Among those aged 35 to 44, overdose mortality more than tripled during this period.
“The stigma and punitive policies that burden pregnant women with substance use disorder increase overdose risk by making it harder to access life-saving treatment and resources,” said , M.D., NIDA Director
This is evidence that policies like "mandated reporting" in South Carolina need to be reconsidered.

Among those aged 35 to 44, overdose mortality more than tripled during this period, NIH study reports

11/17/2023

Thank you for thinking of us and making the drive all the way out here. We appreciate you!

09/15/2023

Want to learn more about Harm Reduction? Come join us for this FREE event in Greenville, SC. Register below.
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08/22/2023

Come walk with us this Friday in support of
in downtown . There are solutions but do we have them?

07/19/2023

Several State AGs recently announced a multi-state settlement amounting to $102.5 million with Indivior Inc., the manufacturer of Suboxone, due to purported monopoly practices.
In 2002, Indivior Inc. received FDA approval for Suboxone and was given an exclusive seven-year period to market the drug. However, in 2010 - just a year after their exclusive rights to the Suboxone tablet expired and generic versions were ready to enter the market, the company transitioned from tablets to sublingual film, citing safety issues. The company eventually stopped selling tablets, obligating customers to purchase the pricier film version of the drug. A group of 41 state AGs took legal action against Indivior in 2016. They accused the company of blocking competition through a strategy known as "product-hopping." This practice involves drug manufacturers maintaining a monopoly on profitable drugs by slightly altering them to hinder generic competition without providing new therapeutic advantages to patients.
In 2019, Indivior’s former parent company, Reckitt Benckiser Group paid $1.4B to address potential criminal and civil liabilities stemming from a federal probe into the marketing practices of Suboxone. In 2020, Indivior Solutions, a subsidiary of Indivior Inc., was ordered to pay $600M and plead guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges connected with making false statements about Suboxone Film’s safety. Indivior Inc. is also the manufacturer of the new controversial overdose reversal medication Opvee.
Community Education Group - CEG

05/22/2023

It turns out that fear based messaging around drug use like D.A.R.E and popular media campaigns actually have the reverse effect, causing more harm than the drugs themselves. Stigmatizing and unfounded theories like "m**h mouth" and "crack babies" only add fuel to the fire. How can you change this in your practice? Does your work align with these concepts? Now that we know this approach does not help, what do we do differently to provide a better experience?

Scaring people simply isn't very good at preventing drug use.