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The Current Status of Addiction Recovery in Pennsylvania By Stephen LaBar 12/29/20 The pandemic continues to affect virtually every aspect of American life, and that, sadly, also includes those suffering with an addiction - including opioids. Image:  “The concerns we have are related to the big challenges people are facing right now with COVID: isolation and uncertainty resulting in very high levels of stress.” Sponsored adThis sponsor paid to have this advertisement placed in this section. It’s holiday season, 2020. Undoubtedly, a different kind of festive season than normal for man...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference on the ecological situation in the city of Usolye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk region in Moscow, Russia on July 30, 2020. This Issue Brief was prepared for the Free World Commission and was co-authored by Edward Fishman, a nonresident senior fellow in the Eurasia Center, and  Ash Jain, senior fellow in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The views expressed in this publication represent those solely of the authors and are not intended to imply any endorsement of the content by members of the Free World Commission. E...

The ongoing India-China face-off in Eastern Ladakh may appear to be a small-scale confrontation between conventional forces. But it is still one between nuclear-armed states, and the threat of escalation cannot be denied. In its wake, India has carried out a series of missile tests, while China too has fired a number of ballistic missiles near the Paracel and Spratly Islands, apparently to warn the US, but hardly something New Delhi can ignore. This analysis makes three key points: the threat from China is likely to persist; India needs to adapt balancing responses to the threat to the requir...

Related Company:  Vermont Business Magazine In order to save lives from the opioid crisis affecting Windsor County, Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Care Center (MAHHC) is offering rapid access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for people who arrive in the Emergency Department after an overdose or simply seeking help for an opioid use disorder. To provide this care—a process known as MAT Induction—MAHHC is working with Connecticut Valley Addiction Recovery (CVAR), an addiction treatment center in Windsor. In addition, MAHHC and CVAR are collaborating with the Vermont Department of He...

Countering China’s crackdown on Hong Kong Issue Brief by Anna Downs and Ash Jain A police officer raises his pepper spray handgun as he detains a man during a march against the national security law at the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong, China July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu This Issue Brief was prepared for the Free World Commission and was co-authored by Anna Downs, graduate student researcher, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, and Ash Jain...