Tag: opioid use disorder

Providing free rides could help people in addiction recovery

CONNERSVILLE, Ind. — Charmin Gabbard cares deeply about people struggling with addiction because it’s a struggle she can relate to. In her 20s, Gabbard had three DUIs in five years. Two of those violations resulted in prison sentences. She was eager to turn her life around. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s4780019/audio/2022/08/transportationsud-web.mp3 Listen to this story here. But when she

Carle Adds Addiction Treatment To Mobile Clinic, But Syringe Exchange Not Included

URBANA – Carle has begun offering addiction recovery services through its mobile health clinic. Since 2018, the mobile clinic has traveled to neighborhoods in Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding area to provide non-urgent medical care. Patients can now come to the mobile clinic to receive individual counseling and medication for addiction treatment and get plugged into