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CHESS Health is dedicated to helping more people get into treatment and find meaningful connections that enable them to achieve lasting recovery from Substance Use Disorder. Real and lasting recovery is why we do what we do.
The Essential Role of Peer Support for SUD Recovery
The path from initiating treatment for addiction can feel lonely and frightening. To help, many organizations are partnering with individuals who have gone through treatment themselves to ensure that new clients with substance use disorder have someone to turn to—someone who has been through a similar experience.
Peer Support for Starting Treatment for SUD
No matter how you look at them, the numbers surrounding Substance Use Disorder aren’t good – and they’re getting worse. It’s estimated that fewer than one in ten people with an SUD get treatment.
How Peer Support and Technology Can Support Those in Recovery
The pandemic created the perfect storm of conditions for increased substance abuse. Learn how technology and peer support can benefit those in recovery.
Opioid Settlements: How to Optimize the Expected Funds to Reduce the SUD Crisis
More people are dying from drug overdoses than ever. Here are our top tips for addressing the substance abuse crisis.
Addressing Substance Use Disorder and Smoking Cessation Effectively
More people are dying from drug overdoses than ever. Here are our top tips for addressing the substance abuse crisis.
Substance Use and the Holidays
The holidays are challenging for individuals with Substance Use Disorder. Why is this, and how can we help?
The Drug Crisis Is at Its Worst — and We Need to Act
More people are dying from drug overdoses than ever. Here are our top tips for addressing the substance abuse crisis.
SUD and Maternal Mortality
Opioid use disorder has increased by 4x among pregnant individuals since 1999
6 Actions We Must Implement to Improve SUD Treatment and Recovery
We must connect care across the continuum to improve SUD treatment and recovery.
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