Health Disparities and Substance Use Disorder By Julia Brownfield, MPHE Director of Programs, Springs Recovery Connection Health disparities related to substance use disorder (SUD) can be defined as those preventable differences in the burden experienced by individuals based on specific demographics that exacerbate their vulnerability (1). Such demographic factors include race, ethnicity, education level, gender,…
Substance Use Disorder & The Workplace By Julia Brownfield, MPHE Director of Programs, Springs Recovery Connection Recovery is defined as a process by which an individual experiences improvement in health and general well-being because of deliberate self-directed measures with the ultimate objective of once reaching their full potential. Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD), whether…
Hello, my name is Jeff D, and I have been in recovery for five years. I am most proud of being able to let go of past definitions and closed-minded perspectives, learning that we can always be braver than we were ever broken. Before recovery, my low point was getting lost in the cycle of…
