by Amy Paradyz | Jun 23, 2020 | Features
Eddie Greyfox Burgess delivers curbside wellness Nothing draws a crowd like a turquoise 1965 Ford Fairlane shining in the sun—and that’s exactly what Eddie Greyfox Burgess was looking for in a “wellness mobile.” “It was contemplating its life mission and its personal...
by Amy Paradyz | Jun 23, 2020 | Features
At the intersection of a pandemic and an epidemic, telemedicine revolutionizes addiction treatment. When Dr. Ted Logan of Maine Behavioral Healthcare transitioned his substance use disorder practice to mostly telemedicine, COVID-19 was still at least three years in...
by Amy Paradyz | Jun 23, 2020 | Features
Lukas Rosov, 39, of South Portland says that the Cumberland County Adult Drug Treatment Court saved his life. “I had a long criminal record with drug-related charges, selling, consuming and getting caught with drugs,” says Rosov, who was addicted to cocaine and...
by Amy Paradyz | Jun 22, 2020 | feature-hero, Features
Penobscot Nation’s Healing to Wellness Court weaves cultural connections into drug court program Rhonda Decontie grew up tagging along with her father, Frank Decontie, an addiction recovery counselor, to 12-step meetings where she would recite The Serenity Prayer...
by Amy Paradyz | Jun 12, 2020 | Features
How does a girl from Lewiston get sexually trafficked? And then become a leader in the recovery movement? Tricia Grant grew up exposed to alcohol, drugs, and sexual abuse and, by the time she was 12, she was struggling with housing stability. At 14, she was pregnant....
