Connecticut Clearinghouse is a library and resource center for information on substance use and mental health disorders, prevention, health promotion and wellness, harm reduction, treatment and recovery, and other related topics. | |
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT MONTH | | |
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January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month
This January, SAMHSA is celebrating the first national Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month. By raising awareness of treatment, including medications to treat substance use disorders, SAMHSA seeks to:
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- Eliminate stigma surrounding treatment, including medications used to treat substance use disorders
- Encourage those on their treatment and recovery journey
- Promote best practices such as screening, intervention, and treatment of substance use disorders by health care providers
| Save the date for Demystifying Medications for Substance Use Disorder: Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET. Check the SAMHSA website for details. | | |
RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT CONNECTICUT CLEARINGHOUSE | |
THE SURGEON GENERAL'S ADVISORY ON ALCOHOL | | |
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The U.S. Surgeon General's latest advisory describes a causal link between alcohol consumption and increased risk for at least seven types of cancer, including: breast cancer in women, colorectal cancer, and cancers of the esophagus, liver, mouth, throat, and voice box (larynx).
Click here to read the Advisory, which also advocates for cancer risk warnings on alcoholic beverages
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After the holidays, people may be thinking about taking a step back to re-assess their drinking habits. | For those who would like to try a Dry January challenge, Shatterproof and NPR's Life Kit may be helpful. People who have tried a Dry January reported health benefits, including better sleep, weight loss and lower blood pressure. | Some people may need to stop drinking altogether. Visit Rethinking Drinking for symptoms of Alcohol Use Disorder. The site also has helpful worksheets to track urges, plan coping strategies, and more. | The CDC also offers a tool which provides feedback on use based on age, gender, and other factors: | Connecticut residents may contact the 24/7 Access Line, which provides callers with information and referrals to treatment: 1-800-563-4086. | | |
NEW BOOKS ON ALCOHOL - AVAILABLE SOON | |
Coming Soon to Connecticut Clearinghouse | |
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The Change the Script Resource Van meets people where they are to provide |
- Medication lock boxes and Deterra pouches to support the safe storage and disposal of medications.
- Harm reduction materials such as naloxone and test strips for fentanyl and xylazine.
- Educational materials on substance use and mental health disorders, prevention, health promotion and wellness, treatment and recovery, and other related topics.
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Trainings for your employees or college students | Staff at The Connecticut Center for Prevention, Wellness and Recovery are available to provide ASIST, A-SBIRT, Mental Health First AID, QPR, SMART Recovery and other trainings to your employees, volunteers or college students. We can travel to your location, or schedule a training in our conference room. | | | |
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Contact Connecticut Clearinghouse to order pamphlets & posters, borrow books, ebooks, curricula or DVDs.
We offer mail or pick up. Call 800.232.4424 or 860.793.9791.
Click here to order online.
Click here to download Fact Sheets.
Browse our Library Materials here
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Visit Connecticut Clearinghouse in-person at 334 Farmington Avenue in Plainville, CT. | We are open Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. | Can't make it in? We offer our library materials via interlibrary loan. Check with your public library to see if they participate. Note for libraries: our deliverIT Route is D-152, c/o Plainville Public Library. Please write "Connecticut Clearinghouse at Wheeler" in the Remarks on the slip. | | |
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sConnecticut Clearinghouse is funded by the Connecticut Department
of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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