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Members of the Braeburn Team who volunteered with The Everywhere Project

The Essence of Harm Reduction

According to the CDC, in 2022, 107,941 drug overdose deaths occurred, serving as a stark reminder of the urgency in addressing the opioid epidemic. Faced with this staggering loss of life, a one-dimensional response simply won’t suffice. Instead, we must adopt a multifaceted approach that acknowledges the complex nature of the crisis. One critical facet…

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Advancing Health Equity in Opioid Use Disorder: Key Steps and Strategies

As I write about the importance of health equity during National Minority Health Month, I am reminded of my mother’s journey navigating the healthcare system. While working in a factory, my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. When she became too sick to work, she could no longer keep her employer health benefits. Yet, she…

Members of the Braeburn team who volunteered at Prevention Point

Warm Meals and Helping Hands: A Glimpse into Volunteering at Prevention Point

As you may know, one of Mister Rogers’ famous quotes is, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” I entered Prevention Point’s warming tent, a critical need when temperatures drop…

The Braeburn team with attendees at the More than OUD Summit in Philadelphia, PA

Bringing Together Online Advocates at the Inaugural “More than OUD” 2023 Summit

Being an advocate for the substance use disorder community can take many forms – from those who reach the masses by sharing their incredible stories on social media, to those who pound the pavement hand-delivering toiletries and harm reduction tools or create welcoming spaces for people to go and reconnect with humanity, to all those…

Improving Health Literacy and Ending Stigma Against People in Recovery

Defined as a person’s ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make health-related decisions for themselves and others in their care, health literacy is one of the most effective tools we have to increase health equity, improve understanding and reduce stigma, and arrive at better health outcomes. According to the CDC, higher…

Advocating for Change: Empowering Each Other to Confront the Opioid Crisis

As we continue confronting the public health crisis of opioid misuse and working to remedy its untold harm, the significance of September’s National Recovery Month prompts us to pause and reflect, offering a time to acknowledge personal and collective achievements in supporting recovery and reaffirming our belief that transforming the management of OUD is possible….