NCADD-RA DePaul > Blog > NCADD-RA Opioid Epidemic: Where Are We in 2021? by: Jennifer Faringer, M.S.Ed. CPP-G, NCADD-RA Director The rate of opioid overdoses and fatalities in our community, our state and across Monroe County continue to… View Article Changing the Conversation: Transform Stigmatizing Language to Reflect the Hope of Recovery! by: Jennifer Faringer, M.S.Ed. CPP-G, NCADD-RA Director Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic brain disease from which people can and do recover every day…. View Article Possible Effects of Alcohol and Other Drugs During Pregnancy By: Jennifer Faringer, MS Ed, CPP-G, Director of DePaul’s National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness… View Article Talk to Your Children About the Risks of Underage Drinking at Every Age By: Jennifer Faringer, MS Ed, CPP-G, Director of DePaul’s National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area As summer winds down and a new school… View Article Two Epidemics Colliding: Addiction and COVID-19 By: Jennifer Faringer, MS. Ed, CPP-G This has been an unprecedented year with the sudden introduction of the COVID-19 pandemic, its early and devastating impact… View Article Recovery from Problem Gambling: Challenges During Times of COVID-19 Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed., CPP-G Director, NCADD-RA September is National Recovery Month, a time to celebrate recovery from all addictions including one that’s not always openly… View Article Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What Educators and Schools Need to Know By: Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed, CPP-G As we approach Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day on September 9, it is important for schools and educators… View Article Alcohol Consumption During the Pandemic By: Jennifer Faringer, Director of DePaul’s NCADD-RA Excessive alcohol use is responsible for approximately 88,000 deaths annually in the United States and over $249 billion… View Article Problem Gambling in the Workplace: Know the Warning Signs and Where to Seek Help By: Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed, CPPg As gambling opportunities expand in our community, gambling has also made its way into the workplace. Currently, approximately five percent… View Article Prescription Pain Misuse and Older Adults By: Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed, CPPg Director, DePaul’s NCADD-RA (National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence-Rochester Area) The most commonly misused prescriptions for the older adult… View Article Previous Next
Opioid Epidemic: Where Are We in 2021? by: Jennifer Faringer, M.S.Ed. CPP-G, NCADD-RA Director The rate of opioid overdoses and fatalities in our community, our state and across Monroe County continue to… View Article
Changing the Conversation: Transform Stigmatizing Language to Reflect the Hope of Recovery! by: Jennifer Faringer, M.S.Ed. CPP-G, NCADD-RA Director Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic brain disease from which people can and do recover every day…. View Article
Possible Effects of Alcohol and Other Drugs During Pregnancy By: Jennifer Faringer, MS Ed, CPP-G, Director of DePaul’s National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness… View Article
Talk to Your Children About the Risks of Underage Drinking at Every Age By: Jennifer Faringer, MS Ed, CPP-G, Director of DePaul’s National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area As summer winds down and a new school… View Article
Two Epidemics Colliding: Addiction and COVID-19 By: Jennifer Faringer, MS. Ed, CPP-G This has been an unprecedented year with the sudden introduction of the COVID-19 pandemic, its early and devastating impact… View Article
Recovery from Problem Gambling: Challenges During Times of COVID-19 Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed., CPP-G Director, NCADD-RA September is National Recovery Month, a time to celebrate recovery from all addictions including one that’s not always openly… View Article
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What Educators and Schools Need to Know By: Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed, CPP-G As we approach Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day on September 9, it is important for schools and educators… View Article
Alcohol Consumption During the Pandemic By: Jennifer Faringer, Director of DePaul’s NCADD-RA Excessive alcohol use is responsible for approximately 88,000 deaths annually in the United States and over $249 billion… View Article
Problem Gambling in the Workplace: Know the Warning Signs and Where to Seek Help By: Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed, CPPg As gambling opportunities expand in our community, gambling has also made its way into the workplace. Currently, approximately five percent… View Article
Prescription Pain Misuse and Older Adults By: Jennifer Faringer, MS.Ed, CPPg Director, DePaul’s NCADD-RA (National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence-Rochester Area) The most commonly misused prescriptions for the older adult… View Article