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RIP Louise Vincent, harm reduction hero & visionary We lost a brilliant soul this weekend in North Carolina. Louise was a strong voice in advocating for the dignity of people who use drugs. 💔

A very moving obituary for Louise Vincent by
@nabarund.bsky.social. Few did more than Louise to advance the movement of harm reduction and change the narrative of drug use. opioiddatalab.ghost.io/rip-louise-v...

This #NationalRecoveryMonth is about celebrating recovery your way. There is no right way or single path. People thrive when they are given the choice to blaze their own trail and find what works for them.

🌟 2 years in a row – Boulder joins the ranks of the fastest growing companies recognized Inc. Magazine. We’re just getting started #Inc5000

How a friend's overdose drove a leading addiction scientist to look for answers After Nabarun Dasgupta lost a close friend to an overdose, he dedicated himself to addiction research and trying to empower drug users with lifesaving information.

Read this moving story about the brilliant addiction scientist Nabarun Dasgupta

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 – and face historic cuts decades in the making Republicans enacted the largest cuts to healthcare in US history, and fulfilled decades of conservative rhetoric

Medicaid explainer: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Cuts to Medicaid means millions stand to lose essential health coverage. 80% of Boulder Care patients seeking recovery from opioid and alcohol addiction are covered by Medicaid. You cannot slash Medicaid and also claim to be fighting America's overdose crisis.

👋 Boulder Care here. We are in partnership with Medicaid plans to ensure patients with substance use disorders retain their coverage. Companies like ours (treating 80% Medicaid patients) must innovate new solutions and work with Medicaid to protect our patients.

Today Medicaid Turns 60. That's 60 years of providing essential health coverage to millions of Americans. The promise to care for every American regardless of their income is under threat by new legislation. There is still time to make noise save Medicaid from disastrous cuts.

Just 1 out 5 people with opioid addiction receive gold-standard medications like buprenorphine or methadone. Boulder is focused on changing the status quo and increasing access to life-saving addiction medicine. www.boulder.care/get-started

15 miles: the average one-way distance that patients with opioid addiction have to travel to get to a methadone clinic. Patients in rural areas report traveling over 60 miles for care. There simply is not enough addiction medicine out there. Telehealth can help fill these gaps.

We’re delighted to share that our Founder & CEO Stephanie Strong was selected for the 2025 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social!

YouTube video by Boulder Care Peers Get It — Wes, Boulder Care Peer

Boulder patients who meet with a peer have 81% retention at 6 months -- far above industry standards. Peer Recovery Specialists show up as a consistent source of social support and root for your recovery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnwN...

How can states ensure access to addiction treatment during natural disasters? One critical way according to @pewresearch.org: telehealth

YouTube video by Boulder Care The Oldest Cure — Crystal, Boulder Care Peer

As a peer at Boulder Care, Crystal believes in the power of people with shared experiences leading one another out of the darkness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r11k...

At Boulder, patients who have seen a Peer have an 81% retention rate at 6 months. Our data show that Peers play a critical role. But, there’s a dearth of literature about peers in telemedicine. Our newest white paper offers insight into the how and why. being.boulder.care/articles/the...

YouTube video by Boulder Care The Oldest Cure — Crystal, Boulder Care Peer

Crystal is a Peer Recovery Specialist at Boulder. In this interview she discusses how social support and being a sounding board can help patients thrive in recovery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r11k...

At Boulder, patients who have seen a Peer have an 81% retention rate at 6 months. Our data show that Peers play a critical role. But, there’s a dearth of literature about peers in telemedicine. Our newest white paper offers insight into the how and why. being.boulder.care/articles/the...

Grateful to @nickkristof.bsky.social and @nytimes.com for interviewing our CEO and founder, Stephanie Strong, who made a clear case for expanding telemedicine for opioid use disorder in the fentanyl era.

YouTube video by Boulder Care The Power of Kindness — Danielle, Boulder Care Peer

Danielle, a Peer Supervisor at Boulder Care, shares her approach to people newly entering recovery: Be Kind. When someone feels like they are at a low point in life, a small act of kindness can go a long way. Here is Danielle sharing her perspective: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQuw...

Health experts alarmed at new overdose drug marketed to WMass police departments Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found a vocal ally in its marketing of the drug: police.

An investigation found that nalmefene is being intensely promoted to police departments across the US. Health experts sounded the alarm that this drug could precipitate a horrifying withdrawal that could do real damage and harm to people who use drugs. www.vermontpublic.org/2025-02-03/h...

YouTube video by Boulder Care Normalize Recovery — Patrick, Boulder Care Peer

Peer Recovery Specialists work with patients everyday to help them achieve their recovery goals. Part of how they do that is normalizing the idea that recovery is possible, that you recover so you can show up for your life and live it how you want to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eNI...

Fact check: Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures | CNN Politics President Donald Trump and his administration have made a variety of complaints about Canada to justify his plan to impose 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada (with 10% tariffs on energy imports) ...

Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...

YouTube video by Boulder Care Suboxone® Stigma — Crystal, Boulder Care Peer

Check out more peer videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjQY...

Meet Crystal, a peer at Boulder Care. In this interview she reflects on her own experience being in recovery while taking Suboxone, and the social pressure she felt to quickly taper off of it. Now at Boulder she works with patients who might be navigating stigma toward medication treatment.

RFK Jr. endorses medications for opioid addiction at confirmation hearing, but misleads on 12-step programs During his Thursday Senate confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. shed light for the first time on his attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.

RFK says he supports methadone and buprenorphine — but majorly misrepresents a study that he claimed shows 12-step programs are more effective vs. opioid addiction

(The study was exclusively about alcohol!)

www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/r...

RFK Jr. says he'll fix the overdose crisis. Critics say his plan is risky Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

I'm interviewed in this, discussing why work farms aren't a great new idea to solve addiction & why personal experience alone isn't policy expertise www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...

YouTube video by Boulder Care How Peers Work at Boulder — Justin, Boulder Care Peer

Meet Justin: Director of Peer Services at Boulder. In this interview he shares how peers, at their best, have no agenda but making a connection with SUD patients and showing up as a consistent source of support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvWM...

YouTube video by Boulder Care Non-Punitive, No Judgement — Wesley, Boulder Care Peer

Meet Wesley, a Peer Recovery Specialist at Boulder Care. In this interview he describes how at Boulder he has the power to recognize many pathways to recovery. Boulder patients can do what works for them rather than be boxed into a one size fits all approach. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw-C...

A commentary on the article summarizes where are now re: bupe induction in the fentanyl era:

Some important caveats: Only 60 attempts (34%) were successful in using low-dose initiation. These findings may not be generalizable, cohort had high rates of fentanyl inhalation, methamphetamine use, and unstable housing.