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How do you help the healers? The Emotional PPE Project covers what masks and face shields donât
The project makes free therapy available to health care workers facing unrelenting stress. And its cofounder understands firsthand the value of resilience.
By Melissa Karen SancesUpdated January 27, 2021, 2:52 p.m.
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Ariel Brown, cofounder of The Emotional PPE Project,âunderstands firsthand the value of resilience.Greta Rybus for the Boston Globe
On a particularly dark night last March, after Governor Baker declared a state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surged, the anesthesia residency program director at Massachusetts General Hospital realized he needed help. And soon.
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Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses appear to be missing after they were shipped by the Trump administration to US states.
According to the Daily Beast and sources within the Biden administration, there could be almost 20 million doses missing since they were shipped to states by the previous administration.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 41.1 million doses have been sent to states since last month, but only 22.7 million Americans have received a dose.
The Biden transition team assumed that low vaccination rates were down to slow reporting to the CDC by states - as well as a public reluctance to receive shots, and other supply problems.
How Medications Help
Common opioid withdrawal medications may include methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone, and lofexidine. Medications for opioid withdrawal symptoms are used to help reduce discomfort and cravings without producing the pleasurable effects an opioid-dependent person experiences while using opioids.
These medications do so by linking to the same receptors that opioids do but instead, activating these receptors at a slower or less powerful rate. Certain medications also help by blocking the activation of these receptors fully to prevent any rewarding effects.
Why Medical Supervision Is Important
It is important to understand what your body needs based on your personal experience with opioid dependency or addiction. Doing that with the help of a medical professional can make a world of difference in your recovery and overall health.