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New documentary 'Addiction Ultimatum' by BrightView Health confronts addiction & recovery
A new documentary released by BrightView Health shines a light on the growing issue of addiction. BrightView’s Medical Director Dr. Gilbert Schmidt and the Film’s Producer David McDonald discuss the documentary, Addiction Ultimatum: Jail, Death, Recovery that premieres on October 30th from 7pm-9pm, inviting people to join to help remove the stigmas that surrounds this devastating disease.Fatal drug overdoses are falling in Virginia, North Carolina. Here's why.
The number of people dying from fatal drug overdoses is dropping nationwide, as well as in Virginia and North Carolina, CDC data shows. April 2024 is 15 percent lower than April 2023 in Virginia, according to the preliminary data.‘Recovery Out Loud’ 2024 offers hope, celebrates successes
We come together, one, to honor those individuals that are in recovery from substance use disorders, as well as the different service providers that make recovery possible,” Jewel White, community outreach manager for Brightview Health, said. “Today, we have a lot of community agencies, we have some probation departments, some courts that are present here. We have representation of all different types of entities that support individuals that are in recovery.”Hundreds gather in Frankfort for Recovery Advocacy Day 2024
BrightView Kentucky team members were proud to be at the Kentucky state capitol today. In addition to signing a proclamation about September's recovery month, @Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced several counties that are "Recovery Ready" including Pulaski County -- home to our Somerset facility.Hampton Roads, VA woman says addiction treatment center saved her life
"I was a monster," said Labell. 'When you're addicted to drugs you don't have any regard for anyone else's feelings because you feeling ok is all that matters," After a few years, she said it then overtook her adult life. "I lost my car I lost my home, I lost my children, I don't think it gets any worse than that," explained Labell.Navigating Recovery Through The Courts: Officials Learn How To Help
First Justice Lisa F. Edmonds recalls sitting at her bench under the low ceilings of the Falmouth District Courthouse, listening to a defense attorney list acronym after acronym: abbreviated stages of substance use care recommended for the attorney’s client. She said she turned to the clerk beside her and asked for clarification on the alphabet soup of terms indicating the steps along the way to recovery.BrightView Health celebrates three years of compassionate care in Parma: Sun Postings
“The BrightView team is committed to helping people recover and communities thrive,” Community Outreach Manager Orlando Howard said in a press release.
“Preventing overdose deaths is a top concern, and we need to continue to spread awareness about substance use disorder and (that) outpatient addiction treatment is successful.”
BrightView Health marks first year of fighting addiction in Dayton, celebrates progress
“They’re not alone battling addiction and there are people here to truly help them,” said Hines. “We’re all in this position, we wouldn’t work to help people battling addiction if we weren’t here to help them. If we were going to judge them, we’re in the wrong field. I’m not here to judge my patients, I’m here to help them. Everything they tell us here is confidential.”Save A Life Day offers addiction help in Hopkins County
CareSource partnered with Brightview Health and SOAR WV to bring Save a Life Day to Hopkins County on Sept. 26. Over 300 counties across the country joined in this event designed to distribute naloxone and provide aid to those in need.BrightView holds open house
n honor of National Recovery Month, BrightView Health Addiction Treatment Center hosted an open house on Oct. 18. The community was invited to learn more about their outpatient addiction services. The event was a time to celebrate recovery, raise awareness about substance abuse disorder (SUD), and offer support, said Chelsae King, BrightView’s Community Outreach manager, who talked about the significance of the gathering.NKY combats substance use disorder stigma during National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month kicks off after Overdose Awareness Day which is on Aug. 31. The month gives recovery centers a platform to bring awareness to substance use disorders and the stigma surrounding them to help get resources out to folks. BrightView Health, an outpatient treatment facility, took a trip to Frankfort this month to advocate for recovery centers. They heard from people who were in active recovery, shared resources with other providers and heard from lawmakers.Annual Recovery Rally celebrates 15 years in Somerset
The Brightview Health Somerset Addiction Treatment Center held its 15th annual Community Recovery Rally.
Kristie Gossett, the rally’s organizer, started the community gathering 15 years ago when there was a need for recovery resources in Somerset and across Kentucky.
“We’re here to love on people and to help people when they need it,” Gossett said.
Addiction treatment center in Covington marks one-year anniversary
“By engaging with the BrightView Health program, patients have reported a 50% decrease in emergency room visits over the past year and a 60% decrease in arrests,” according to a press release from the organization. “Addiction treatment improves other areas of the patient’s life as well. BrightView Health patients decrease the use of illicit substances by nearly 70% on average within the first 90 days, with many patients achieving long-term recovery.”BrightView Health opens another addiction treatment center in Norfolk
“BrightView Health provides life-changing care to people who walk through our doors,” said John Peterson, BrightView Operational Director.BrightView Pikeville celebrates anniversary
“Pikeville is our home, and we are committed to helping people recover by providing care in a friendly and welcoming environment and we treat adults seeking help with substance use disorders,” said BrightView Community Outreach Manager Jerrica King. “Our goal is to help everyone get the help they need to become happier and healthier individuals, it not only helps them, but it helps the entire community.”“Meet them where they are, work like hell to get them somewhere better”
We can buy the drug that kills more Americans than any other at the grocery store. Legally. Every day of the week. While overdose deaths from fentanyl and its sinister cousins have seized the spotlight for years — some 112,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2023 — alcohol-related diseases kill many, many more people — 178,000 Americans every year, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.Addiction Treatment Center in KY celebrates helping more than 5,000 patients
Whether it’s drugs or alcohol, overcoming that struggle is hard, but ask people who have been though it and they will tell the journey is worth it.
BrightView Health is an outpatient addiction treatment center that helps patients achieve recovery from substance and alcohol use disorders.
BrightView Health Now Serving 5,000 Patients across the Bluegrass State
BrightView Health is serving a record number of patients recovering from a substance use disorder — more than 5,000 just in Kentucky. Since opening its first Kentucky location in 2020, BrightView has expanded to offer its addiction treatment program to Kentuckians in all regions of the state. With 17 centers, most residents in the Bluegrass state now live within 30 minutes of a BrightView center.BrightView team celebrates 3 years of addiction treatment in Mansfield
“Our patients are dedicated and enthusiastic about their recovery goals, which motivates our team to do everything we can to help them succeed,” the community outreach coordinator said. “We believe there should not be any barriers to quality addiction treatment.”Hamilton County overdose deaths drop to nine-year low in 2023
Shawn Ryan, founder of BrightView Health treatment clinics, who was among the earliest medical partners in the fight against the opioid epidemic. “It would be like having no FEMA with a hurricane,” he said, referring to the federal emergency relief.Free testing for National Women’s & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
For National Women’s & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Brightview Health & More ensured that women and girls have the resources they need to protect themselves and their loved ones.Brightview Health Talks Hidden Challenges of Substance Abuse
From alcohol to opioids, experts say there’s several substances that have devastated Cape families in recent years. Brightview Health’s Community Outreach Manager Lee Wright says their organization is working on highlighting those issues, as well as less talked about challenges like transportation, housing, and childcare—all of which can compound on an individual’s journey to get help.Drug treatment center opens in Middletown, another center is licensed to administer methadone
A new drug addiction center has opened in Middletown and another treatment center that opened two years ago has been licensed to administer methadone that treats narcotic drug addiction.
BrightView Health addiction treatment center opened last month at 4421 Roosevelt Blvd. BrightView is the largest addiction treatment provider in Ohio with nearly 11,000 Ohioans under care across 37 centers in the state, said Jean Dugger, operations director.
Navigate addiction and recovery during the holidays
The holidays are often an exciting time spent with family and friends, but for those battling addiction or on the road to recovery, the celebrations can be challenging.
Tom Fraticelli, Director of Outreach for Brightview Health treatment facility, says nearly half of all adults know someone who is suffering with a substance use disorder.
Landscape of addiction in Northern Kentucky: ‘You’re not just seeing one thing that people are addicted to’
Adam Pendleton grew up in Ohio’s Clermont County, where drug addiction was generational. “My mom and dad are both drug addicts; it’s a rite of passage,” Pendleton said. “Everybody in my neighborhood was a drug addict. All my friends were drug addicts, and we normalized that type of f***ed-up thinking from a pretty early age.”Holiday stress can be tough on people struggling with substance addictions. How to cope
"I spent a really long time in a really dark place in a bottle and I had made the decision with my wife that I was going to go to detox," the 51-year-old Aurora resident said. "I was afraid of going through it without being medically supervised because I was under the influence of alcohol for so long"
Crawford marked three months of sobriety on Dec. 11, a time of year when many dealing with substance addiction issues, whether alcohol or drugs, might be starting to feel additional stress.
BrightView Somerset celebrates first anniversary
Better late than never: Though the company started in September of last year, Somerset’s BrightView addiction treatment center celebrated its first anniversary Wednesday. Though their anniversary of their foundation was back on September 6, 2023, BrightView pushed back a celebration to this Wednesday in order to recognize the contributions they’ve made to the Pulaski County community and to also award team members Meghan Gilmore and Toby Pratt with an award called Target4-Region6.Tips for people struggling with addiction during holidays: two Cape Cod perspectives
Holidays are a time for social and family gatherings. Though this is a time to celebrate with family and friends, for people struggling with addiction, this time of the year is one of the most challenging.
“It is probably the biggest time of the year for people to experience a relapse,” said Lee Wright, community outreach manager for Cape Cod at BrightView Hyannis Addiction Treatment Center. “There's so much exposure and triggers during the holidays, which makes it even easier to relapse.”
Addiction treatment center hosts mobile dentistry clinic in Henderson
Brightview Addiction Treatment Center hosted a mobile dentistry clinic in Henderson for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid members Tuesday.
The event is a part of Anthem Medicaid’s “Brighter Smiles, Brighter Futures” campaign.
“Transportation is always a barrier in our community and in surrounding communities,” said Brightview community outreach manager, Karen Tapp. “So being able to have it in one spot, allows people to make it a lot easier to find out about resources and take advantage of those resources.”
New addiction treatment center opens in East Dayton
Cincinnati-based BrightView Health is Ohio’s largest substance use treatment agency. It provides those services in seven other states with more than 85 facilities. On November 2, it opened its newest center on Burkhardt Road. WYSO’s Jerry Kenney spoke with Keitha Siler, Community Outreach Manager for Brightview Montgomery Countyabout the agency’s growth and how their approach to addiction services.Addiction treatment center opens at site of old Family Video
BrightView Health has opened a new outpatient addiction treatment center. BrightView Health, alongside chamber executives, city council members, partner agencies, local business owners and Riverside community members celebrated the opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 2.BrightView Health announces opening of new outpatient addiction treatment center in Dayton
A ribbon cutting ceremony held earlier Thursday for the opening of Brightview’s Dayton Addiction Treatment Center. The center offers an option for those looking to find long-term recovery from substance use disorder. The treatment methods used at the facility will include medication assisted treatment, counseling, therapy, and social support. They also have other locations that offer the same treatments.BrightView Health Addiction Treatment Center brings hope to Lynchburg
Since the end of 2021, BrightView Health, a provider of comprehensive outpatient addiction treatment, has been making a significant impact on the Lynchburg community.
The center, at 3704 Old Forest Road, has become a resource for individuals seeking help in their journey to recovery.
Founded in 2015 by two emergency room doctors in Cincinnati, BrightView was born out of a desire to improve the care provided to patients with substance use disorders, Tom Fraticelli, BrightView’s outreach director, said.
'Everybody’s journey looks different,' outreach manager for Danville addiction recovery center says
For anyone suffering with addiction, admitting there is a problem is the first step in a long journey to recovery.
But often it’s the toughest leap to make. It doesn’t help that a dark stigma exists, Nikki Craft, a community outreach manager at BrightView, told the Register & Bee.
BrightView Health in Batavia Marks Five-Year Anniversary of Addiction Treatment During National Recovery Month
BrightView Health Addiction Treatment Center in Batavia celebrated five years of providing effective outpatient addiction treatment on Wednesday, September 27th. The event took place at 1100 Hospital Drive, Batavia. Highlights of the celebration included awards to patients and BrightView community partners who joined efforts in helping others pursue sobriety.Brightview opens another addiction treatment program in Dayton
Ohio’s largest addiction treatment provider, BrightView, announces the opening of their second of three outpatient addiction treatment centers. Effective addiction treatment is increasingly important in the Dayton area. Montgomery County averages more than 300 overdose deaths per year, the highest numbers since 2017, according to the Ohio Department of Health.Reentry simulation demonstrates the difficulty of post-incarceration
With the jail and homeless population growing in Pulaski County, advocates in the community have begun outreach to help the public understand the difficulties facing those leaving jail and reentering society. Held in the Somerset Community College Harold Rogers Student Commons, The Reentry Simulation took place last Wednesday. The simulation’s goals were to allow community members to have “an experience of solidarity, compassion, and action,” according to the flyer. The event was operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) who puts on similar events across the Commonwealth.BrightView's Martinsville location celebrates 1 year of addiction treatment service
BrightView’s mission is to provide life-changing addiction care to those who walk through its doors. Thursday, they celebrated a year of being able to provide those services. They held an event today to not only celebrate the anniversary but to thank their community partners and honor those who made great strides in their recovery. “I was lost in addiction, and now to be recognized for my recovery, it feels great,” Maurice Roberts, BrightView Patient.BrightView celebrates one year in Martinsville with patients and community partners
BrightView is celebrating one year of providing addiction treatment in Martinsville.
Thursday morning, they gave out awards to the community partners who play a role in the fight against substance abuse. They also recognized the patients who are committed to recovery.
“It reached a point where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired,” said Maurice Roberts, Brightview patient. “Once I had reached that point, I knew I had to make a change. Brightview has helped to give me the tools I need to go from day to day and stay away from drugs.”
'How do we support you:' BrightView Addiction Treatment Center recognized Bedford County's Family Drug Court program
September is National Recovery Month and nearly 500 thousand adults in Virginia struggle with addiction. BrightView Addiction Treatment Center in Lynchburg took the chance to recognize Bedford County's Family Drug Court program on Tuesday. The Bedford Family Treatment Docket includes child services and social services, which is unique to drug courts in Southwest and Central Virginia.'They're like a family here:' BrightView's Danville location celebrates 1 year anniversary
rightView's Danville location is helping people get their lives back on track. They celebrated one year of providing addiction treatment to those on the southside. During it's first year BrightView has helped more than 350 people fight substance abuse. BrightView says they help people in the community by providing more than 1,000 hours of medical treatment and clinical services.Second annual "Recovery Palooza" hosts over 65 vendors
The second annual Recovery Palooza had a crowd of people in Genoa Park over the weekend. The event is put on by BrightView Health Addiction Treatment Center. The event celebrates effective outpatient addiction treatment.Elyria addiction treatment center celebrates 1 year
After serving over 300 patients in the communities of Elyria and Lorain, Brightview Clinic is celebrating its first year.
Brightview Clinic helped their patients with about 2400 hours of medical treatment and about 1500 in counseling and therapy.
Over 30 local organizations gather in honor of victims for International Overdose Awareness Day
Over thirty local organizations gathered in the square Thursday afternoon to do their part in the fight against overdose. Thursday (8/31) was International Overdose Awareness Day in honor of both those who have lost their lives and survivors of overdose. Organizers of the 3rd Annual Resource Fair say that many in Lima have been hard at work trying to help those suffering from addiction and save lives, but they have seen an increase in overdoses since the pandemic began in 2020. They say that this is about more than just reaching out to victims, almost everyone's lives have been touched by addiction in some way.Addiction treatment center hosts community event
Brightview, an addiction treatment center in Warren, hosted a community event at the Warren Family Mission. Mission leaders say it’s important to give people information on turning their lives around. The event had 17 providers handing out resources for mental and physical health. Event leaders say this event is important to show people what Trumbull County has to offer. “Our goal with this was so that there was no intimidation when coming to a table,” said Allie Bova, Brightview community resource manager. “Because we know that there are resources that are needed and the best way to give them out is for someone to feel comfortable.”BrightView Health community outreach manager named first NKY Reentry Champion
“I was a little bit distracted at the beginning when they were reading who was winning the award—I was trying to get registered to win the big TV,” Community Outreach Manager at BrightView Health Rebecca Bollens said. “It was buffering and buffering; finally, I gave up because they were talking about this person that’s winning this fabulous award, and I thought, ‘Wow, this is really great. I wonder who it is.'”The CAREER Act is in action in Eastern Kentucky
Addiction Recovery in Kentucky is being supported through government funding from the CAREER Act or The Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry.
The bill was introduced for reauthorization in June after it was originally filed in in 2018. U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Congressman Andy Barr, worked to pass this bill because of the issues the Commonwealth has with substance use disorders.
BrightView opens a new outpatient treatment location in Pikeville
BrightView has opened its 17th Kentucky location in Pikeville.
BrightView works with patients to come up with the best plan for recovering from substance use disorders. Patients are required to set up their next appointment before leaving.
BrightView Health Talks Importance of Addiction Treatment
Overdose deaths in Kentucky have declined for the first time in four years, but the problem is far from over. That is why it is important to keep discussing the topic of addiction treatment.'The right thing to do'; Metro Public Works employees save man's life while on the job
Several people were frantically waving for help as they pulled a young man from his car, suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Gardner, who is a retired firefighter, and McKinney stopped and quickly jumped into action once they learned the man was not breathing and had no pulse. Brightview Health employees Sari Cason and Crystal Barajas also stopped to assist and provided additional Narcan.New addiction treatment center opens in Covington: ‘We don’t want to turn anyone away’
“People at Brightview across all of our states, they have some connection to addiction,” said David McDonald Jr., Brightview’s public relations manager, during a tour he gave LINK nky of the new facility in Covington, which opened on Monday. “My parents both went through it, and I had a cousin that passed after an overdose.”BrightView marks 1 year anniversary of addiction treatment in Roanoke
BrightView Roanoke Addiction Treatment Center is marking a milestone with its one-year anniversary of providing effective outpatient addiction treatment. The center celebrated the occasion with a special event on Thursday, including an awards presentation to patients who have successfully accomplished sobriety.'A good step in the right direction': Kentucky overdose deaths decline for first time in four years
Overdose deaths in Kentucky have declined for the first time in four years. The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) reported that 2,127 people died from a drug overdose in 2022 — a 5% decrease from the 2,257 overdose deaths in 2021.Extended Conversations: Substance Use in Massachusetts
Will LaCouture, the Outreach Director for BrightView Massachusetts, which comprises 12 addiction recovery centers throughout the state, joins host James Milan to discuss the urgent public health crisis around fentanyl and other opioids, including the recent emergence of tranq, which is particularly concerning because Narcan cannot be used to treat an overdose. Will also addresses common myths about addiction and treatment.The FDA approves the sale of Narcan without a prescription - substance use professional reacts
The FDA has approved Narcan for over the counter sales. You can now buy it without a prescription and don’t have to ask a pharmacist for it. Sari Cason with Brightview Health said she was excited to hear the news, calling the impact life-saving.
Animal tranquilizer makes street drugs more dangerous. Cape Codders explain what to know.
In Massachusetts, an animal tranquilizer called xylazine, often known as “tranq,” is making its way into the drug supply system.
Pregnant Ohio mom credits BrightView with maintaining her sobriety
Kayla Kitchen is a mom of two, with another baby on the way due in April. She’s been coming to BrightView’s addiction treatment center in Elyria for most of her pregnancy, after feeling concerned she may relapse.Accessible addiction treatment for African Americans
According to the CDC, overdose deaths among Black men increased more than 200% since 2015 and more than 144% among Black women. Even more troubling, a study by the Yale University Department of Psychiatry found that 90% of African American people in the U.S. who need addiction treatment do not get it.Doctor warns Kentucky of sedative 'Tranq' spreading across the country
A powerful sedative for large animals is being detected in a growing number of human overdose deaths. The drug is spreading across the country. It's called Xylazine. On the street, it’s known as "Tranq," "K," "Sleep Cut," or even "Zombie Drug." The DEA said it’s only authorized for use in the U.S. by veterinarians.Extended Conversations: Concerns over animal tranquilizer street drug
Fentanyl is deadly on its own and now it's being laced with more dangerous drug used as an animal tranquilizer.Patient Appreciation Week brings warmth and recognition to all involved
Brightview Health of Madisonville and Henderson have been celebrating Patient Appreciation week by providing active patients with a self-serve coffee and hot cocoa bar and free hygiene bags as a way for them to warm up with a drink and to ‘feel the love’ from their Brightview family.Virginia Focus - BrightView Health & Addiction
Addiction is a topic that affects everyone. What was once regarded as poor judgement or a moral failure, research has lead experts to now say there are four levels of addiction: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual and each one plays a role in both falling into or getting out of addiction. As well, the term addiction is no longer limited to the use of illegal, mind-altering chemicals. There are even some addictions that are socially acceptable.Pear Therapeutics and BrightView Health Expand Pilot Program to Provide Prescription Digital Therapeutics for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Pear Therapeutics, Inc., announced today the expansion of its collaboration with BrightView Health, an addiction treatment provider that offers evidence-based, outpatient addiction treatment programs. This initiative is designed to provide eligible adults suffering from substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) access to reSET® and reSET-O®.BrightView emphasizes importance of availability of naloxone
Community health organizations and law enforcement have been coming together in recent months in an effort to help prevent these deaths. A key part of that effort is increased access and availability of naloxone, a medication that can reverse overdoses involving heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids when given in time.
Extended Conversations: Breaking down addiction barriers
The impact of substance and alcohol use disorders on Black Americans is a complex issue. Research shows long-held stereotypes about race and addiction are impacting access to treatment and patient outcomes. It is critical for the behavioral health community to discuss these differences.Brightview Lynchburg marks one year of saving lives in the Hill City
“Unless you’ve used drugs and been in a situation, you don’t understand what it’s like,” Jessica Holdren said.
Jessica found herself in the middle of addiction, and turned to BrightView Health in Lynchburg for help.
