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Northland specialists hope increased access to opioid treatment will break stigma Six years ago, only one Northland doctor was certified to prescribe the opioid-use disorder treatment drug Suboxone. Now, access to the medication is increasing as recovery specialists work to fight the opioid epidemic. Written By: Laura Butterbrodt | × Brad Hoder, of Duluth, has used suboxone since 2018 and now helps others by using his recovery experience as a certified peer recovery specialist at Human Development Center in Duluth. Suboxone is a medication to aid in recovery for...

“As warming centers close for the season, the people who used them may return to sleeping outside, in cars, and in places not meant for human habitation,” Courtney Cochran, the coordinator of the county’s Continuum of Care Department, said in a news release. In a recap of the winter season, Cochran reported that 82 individuals got emergency hotel vouchers in the winter to sleep in warming center beds in northern St. Louis County, and 566 people used emergency shelter at the Duluth Warming Center and Chum Drop-in Center. Reached by phone on Tuesday, she confirmed there was an 18...

Alejandra Palacios Created: January 27, 2021 05:31 PM Northland homeless shelters are seeing more encampments throughout the community and shelters are also starting to fill up as people look for a warm place to stay safe. Places like the Rainbow Warming Center, CHUM, and the Ruth House in Superior are doing everything they can to help. Today is the annual Point in Time Count, where all shelters across St. Louis County will be counting overnight guests to help better understand homelessness in the community. "It's not a choice that we made or wanted. We are just dealing wit...

Former executive director Barb Certa-Werner: 'We went from providing shelter to really changing lives through the services provided.'

 02 Jan 2021 - 9:16 The Peninsula Doha: The impact of effective communication strategies on healthcare outcomes was explored by delegates from across the Mena region, Europe and the US at a virtual conference hosted by Weil Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q).  The Healthcare Communications in the Middle East conference brought together leading regional and international experts to share best practices, examine recent research, and discuss communication policies and standards in the healthcare systems of different countries.  The two-day event featured presentations, discussion sessions and fo...