In The News
Las Vegas Rescue Mission Donation
We completed our 2016 charitable goods' deliveries today with a visit to the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. For Vegas, today was a very blustery, rainy, cool day. Nothing like Mid-West and East Coast freeze, but still brutal for those who lack proper shelter and food. The Rescue Mission helps people with that, and more. They have several programs including an addiction rehabilitation program which we...
Delivery for Westcare Women and Children’s Campus
Success is a team sport! Today we delivered approximately $1,000 worth of women's and children's clothing, jackets, shoes, toys, handbags and TWO Pack 'n Play cribs! We are humbled and grateful for the depth of generosity demonstrated by our neighbors, friends and associates. One of the women working at Westcare today told me that our donation last year at this time set up most of their programs...
Fall 2016 Donation
Well, our friends, associates and neighbors have out-done themselves this year. In late August, we delivered approximately $2,800 worth of goods to the Salvation Army to support its Adult Addiction Rehabilitation Services in North Las Vegas. In November, we dropped off about $250 worth of goods to benefit the Westcare Foundation's Women and Children's Center. And back in the Spring, we...
Legalized Marijuana – What You Should Know
Most people don’t realize that this is not your relatively-benign, 1960’s hippie marijuana. In November 2016, California, Nevada and Massachusetts voted to approve legalizing recreational marijuana use. Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Maine already allow recreational marijuana. Twenty-eight states plus the District of Columbia allow “medical” marijuana use. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC,...
Insights: Medication Assisted Treatment
Encourage abstinence-only treatment. Quick fixes rarely solve complex, multi-faceted problems. Lots of news lately on Medication Assisted Treatment (see HHS story here) Here's information to help you better understand what is being talked about: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) What is MAT? Anti-craving medications which are non-addictive / non-psychoactive substances such as...
News
LAS VEGAS, NV – October 28, 2016 – Living Free Health & Fitness, a Las Vegas-based non-profit addiction recovery organization, announced today that it has launched a funding effort to expand its recovery programs throughout Las Vegas-area communities to cover a broader segment of the population. “The tough road to recovery is crowded,” commented Shelley Poerio, president of Living Free. “But...