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Pain relief after surgery is an important part of the recovery process. Yet, millions of Americans report having used opioid prescription painkillers for nonmedical purposes at least once in their lives. No one disputes that opioid abuse is a problem, but what people may not know is it can start in a post-surgical setting. A New York City Department of Health study (reported in JAMA in June 2013) found that newly prescribed opioids after short-stay surgery are associated with a 44 percent increase in risk of becoming a long-term opioid user within 1 year. In July 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more woman die from prescription medications than from car crashes. The study found that roughly 42 women in the U.S. die each day from prescription drug overdoses, like opioid painkillers such as Oxycontin or Vicodin. Since 1999, the percentage increase in deaths among women was more than 400 percent compared to 265 percent in men.

Raymond V. Tamasi is the President/CEO of Gosnold on Cape Cod – the region’s leading substance abuse and mental health organization. He has been with the company since 1972 and was appointed CEO in 1991. During his tenure at Gosnold, Mr. Tamasi has overseen the development of innovative and progressive programs. Over the past 42 years, he has led the company from its humble beginnings as a small, single floor detox unit to a regional authority on addiction prevention, intervention, education, treatment and recovery. Raymond has worked tirelessly to serve those affected by addiction and to expand access to quality treatment programs through the development and implementation of innovative and cost-effective initiatives. These efforts have been honored by several behavioral health and addiction treatment organizations. Raymond is committed to redefining addiction prevention, intervention, education, treatment and management by treating addiction as the chronic illness that it is.

Raymond V. Tamasi is the President/CEO of Gosnold on Cape Cod – the region’s leading substance abuse and mental health organization. He has been with the company since 1972 and was appointed CEO in 1991. During his tenure at Gosnold, Mr. Tamasi has overseen the development of innovative and progressive programs. Over the past 42 years, he has led the company from its humble beginnings as a small, single floor detox unit to a regional authority on addiction prevention, intervention, education, treatment and recovery. Raymond has worked tirelessly to serve those affected by addiction and to expand access to quality treatment programs through the development and implementation of innovative and cost-effective initiatives. These efforts have been honored by several behavioral health and addiction treatment organizations. Raymond is committed to redefining addiction prevention, intervention, education, treatment and management by treating addiction as the chronic illness that it is.

Our guest today will share his story of going through ten years with a son who was suffering with a substance use disorder. His journey started when his son began to use drugs and drink alcohol at age 14, and continues on to when he achieved a year of sobriety at the age of 24. Harry Josephson shares these lessons with us in his book “Escorted Away”. Harry hopes that his story will become a resource for those affected by substance abuse.

Our guest today will share his story of going through ten years with a son who was suffering with a substance use disorder. His journey started when his son began to use drugs and drink alcohol at age 14, and continues on to when he achieved a year of sobriety at the age of 24. Harry Josephson shares these lessons with us in his book “Escorted Away”. Harry hopes that his story will become a resource for those affected by substance abuse.

Dr. Andrea Barthwell will discuss innovations in substance abuse treatment, including three objectives treatment professionals can use that enable their client/patient to build, in a self-directed way, on the gains made in treatment. Dr. Barthwell will also describe seven domains where work is targeted in treatment to create opportunities for growth and recovery, and identify at least one activity for each of the seven targeted domains that is associated with feelings of emotional, physical, mental, or spiritual well-being. Lastly, she will identify how abstinence, sobriety, and recovery differ, and identify three characteristics of an individual who has a mature recovery.

Dr. Andrea Barthwell will discuss innovations in substance abuse treatment, including three objectives treatment professionals can use that enable their client/patient to build, in a self-directed way, on the gains made in treatment. Dr. Barthwell will also describe seven domains where work is targeted in treatment to create opportunities for growth and recovery, and identify at least one activity for each of the seven targeted domains that is associated with feelings of emotional, physical, mental, or spiritual well-being. Lastly, she will identify how abstinence, sobriety, and recovery differ, and identify three characteristics of an individual who has a mature recovery.

Raise Their Brain: The Science of Preventing High-Risk Behavior teaches parents and clinicians how high-risk behavior including substance use and process addictions affects the development of the adolescent brain impeding executive function skill growth and significantly interfering with healthy, adult independent living. Dr. Crystal Collier possesses a knack for making difficult to understand science easy to learn and apply. Her mission is to help families learn how to protect their adolescents and create parenting practices that result in a fully functioning, self-supporting adult.

Raise Their Brain: The Science of Preventing High-Risk Behavior teaches parents and clinicians how high-risk behavior including substance use and process addictions affects the development of the adolescent brain impeding executive function skill growth and significantly interfering with healthy, adult independent living. Dr. Crystal Collier possesses a knack for making difficult to understand science easy to learn and apply. Her mission is to help families learn how to protect their adolescents and create parenting practices that result in a fully functioning, self-supporting adult.

TPAS comprises a collection of addiction professionals who share the practices that work to create permanent sobriety to those we serve. Every addiction professional serves within a unique culture and works to develop the best outcomes possible for their clients. There is to date no accreditation, masters program or manual to show us how to do it. We create within our cultures by trial and error a system that works for us. TPAS gives each of us the chance to share and learn from each other the practices that work for us. These may or may not translate directly to the culture that we serve but it absolutely generates creative energies when we share with each other. We problem solve and encourage each other to create a system that promotes long term recovery for our clients. We want the best for each other and the people who suffer from addiction. We give freely of what we have learned and grow together. Join us for a journey into the world of organized successful treatment outcomes.

TPAS comprises a collection of addiction professionals who share the practices that work to create permanent sobriety to those we serve. Every addiction professional serves within a unique culture and works to develop the best outcomes possible for their clients. There is to date no accreditation, masters program or manual to show us how to do it. We create within our cultures by trial and error a system that works for us. TPAS gives each of us the chance to share and learn from each other the practices that work for us. These may or may not translate directly to the culture that we serve but it absolutely generates creative energies when we share with each other. We problem solve and encourage each other to create a system that promotes long term recovery for our clients. We want the best for each other and the people who suffer from addiction. We give freely of what we have learned and grow together. Join us for a journey into the world of organized successful treatment outcomes.

Hope for NH Recovery is a grassroots alliance of people in recovery, their families and friends, and concerned members of the community. Their goal is to advocate for, educate, and improve the public perception about those in recovery from substance use disorders. They collaborate with local resources to provide recovery support services such as telephone support, recovery coaching, and community based training’s. Hope for NH Recovery foresees these services being provided in Recovery Community Centers throughout our state. HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery will assist in the design and implementation of a state-wide network of Peer Recovery Support Services and Community-Based Recovery Centers. Hope for NH Recovery believes in evidence based Peer Based Recovery Support Services. They promote the recovery center concept: mobilizing individuals and resources within and outside of the recovery community to increase the prevalence of long term recovery from alcohol and drug abuse.

Hope for NH Recovery is a grassroots alliance of people in recovery, their families and friends, and concerned members of the community. Their goal is to advocate for, educate, and improve the public perception about those in recovery from substance use disorders. They collaborate with local resources to provide recovery support services such as telephone support, recovery coaching, and community based training’s. Hope for NH Recovery foresees these services being provided in Recovery Community Centers throughout our state. HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery will assist in the design and implementation of a state-wide network of Peer Recovery Support Services and Community-Based Recovery Centers. Hope for NH Recovery believes in evidence based Peer Based Recovery Support Services. They promote the recovery center concept: mobilizing individuals and resources within and outside of the recovery community to increase the prevalence of long term recovery from alcohol and drug abuse.

The Twelve Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been a long-standing and trusted method of drug and alcohol recovery for more than 75 years. Our guest today is clinical psychologist Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. whose latest book provides scientific evidence based on multiple studies by researchers from universities and addiction research institutes to not only support that Twelve Step recovery works, but to explain how it works. The most renown of these is Project MATCH, a major study at Yale University that sought to investigate the effectiveness of the Twelve Step model compared with cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement therapy, and motivational interviewing. Nowinski was asked to be part of the study creating the treatment protocol for people with the diagnoses of alcohol abuse or dependence. He also covers the dynamics of how Twelve Step recovery works, specifically how social networks, spirituality, and sponsorship all contribute to the recovery process.

The Twelve Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been a long-standing and trusted method of drug and alcohol recovery for more than 75 years. Our guest today is clinical psychologist Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. whose latest book provides scientific evidence based on multiple studies by researchers from universities and addiction research institutes to not only support that Twelve Step recovery works, but to explain how it works. The most renown of these is Project MATCH, a major study at Yale University that sought to investigate the effectiveness of the Twelve Step model compared with cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement therapy, and motivational interviewing. Nowinski was asked to be part of the study creating the treatment protocol for people with the diagnoses of alcohol abuse or dependence. He also covers the dynamics of how Twelve Step recovery works, specifically how social networks, spirituality, and sponsorship all contribute to the recovery process.