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The institute brings together a passionate circle of counseling/recovery support providers. Our appr Note the contrast here: grueling doctoral thesis vs.
Packard Institute founder uses outdoor adventure, unconventional techniques in recovery journey
— Raynard Packard describes himself as “a native son with a split pedigree.” This seems accurate coming from a man who has, at different points in his life, been a Dogtown-era skateboarder, Olympic torch-bearer, drug addict, paratrooper, doctoral student, dedicated marathoner/triathlete and a licensed
Great shots of the Victory kids at The Packard Institute Florida. We’re flying the Victory kids up to Akron tomorrow for the Founders weekend, plus kayaking, plus biking, plus rock climbing. Another partnership betweenThe Packard Institute, Inc., Florida Recovery Schools of Tampa Bay and Just A Dad From Akron.
School helping students get through addiction Victory High School has helped students in Pasco and Pinellas counties with things like recovery support and mental health services. Now, it’s expanding into Hillsborough County.
Happy XVII Anniversary to
The Packard Institute, Inc.
Seventeen years, thousands of miracles.
Stayed tuned for today’s 3rd Annual Punk Rock Skatecamp in support of Florida Recovery Schools of Tampa Bay (next is Founder’s weekend in Akron).
Stay tuned for the PUNK ROCK RECOVERY SKATE CAMP by The Packard Institute, Inc., Just A Dad From Akron & Florida Recovery Schools!
What's behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in America, and it is also one of the deadliest, with more and more people losing their lives to alcohol-relat...
Thank you to all the troopers out there!
As national overdose deaths climbed slightly, unintentional overdoses in Ohio dropped 5% There was a 5% decrease in unintentional drug overdose deaths in the state in 2022, according to a new report.
Our partners at Keys To Serenity! Stay tuned for some epic projects together in 2024.
Just decorated 150 Christmas cookies with the kids of Keys.
DELIGHTFUL!
As a lad I would sneak into the pool atop City Center (then the Cascade Holiday Inn). At the Quaker Square gameroom I was fully Master of my Realm, able to coax free games out of most machines, having such a supple wrist. When I returned to Akron as an adult I spent fully 11 years working with area teens and young adults at Morley, my street cred cemented by skateboarding Akron's hills to and from work. Now we watch these behemoths crumble to dust...
Downtown dilemma: What’s happening with these 5 vacant Akron buildings? Here’s background and the current development status for each of the five largest, completely empty office buildings in downtown Akron.
SCPH, the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Board and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office is issuing a public health alert due to seven suspected overdose deaths in Summit County since Friday, August 4th. Read full press release at: https://www.scph.org/news/august-2023-public-health-alert
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Cuyahoga Valley is one of America’s most popular parks, but it wasn’t always so inviting Cuyahoga Valley National Park went from a scrapyard to a sanctuary.
As of today, after an amazing 15 year run, pi is suspending it's Tuesday Family Group. Thank you to all who made it such a success.
Ohio foundation with $440 million in opioid settlement money must make records public OneOhio Recovery Foundation, which controls $440 million in opioid settlement money, must make its records available to the public.
I would only suggest that there's little "new" about our approaches - many of which predate the birth of Christ by thousands of years.
The Packard Institute: "Connection. Healing. Recovery. A New Style of Recovery! ! In my third interview in the series of the Recovery co...
Up next... dolphin encounter!
All is not well in paradise.
Pasco opioid survivors, family members speak as 1 in 5 overdoses are now fatal - NewsBreak The I-Team brings you two stories of recovery and survival as the opioid crisis in Pasco County continues leaving families devastated and shows no signs of slowing down.
Always a Misfit...
Local history: N**e statue turned heads at Highland Square Art dealer Ray Packard placed 7-foot goddess outside gallery at West Exchange and Grand Avenue in 1972. Then the mischief began.
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Recovery is BEAUTIFUL!
It’s not just an opioid epidemic, it’s an addiction epidemic.
Study reveals stark number of alcohol-related deaths among young Americans Drug overdoses and the opioid epidemic have devastated the country for the past two decades, taking far too many lives. But alcohol use and abuse is a huge p...
'It could actually save a life:' Summit County addiction helpline now available 24/7 On the tails of International Overdose Awareness Day, Summit County is debuting a way to make addiction help available 24-7.
'We have to build hope': Summit County ramps up resources to prevent overdoses The Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board addiction treatment call line will be staffed 24/7 starting Thursday.
Harm Reduction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) John Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been on the rise and what we should, and shouldn’t, be doing to prevent them.Connect with Last Week Toni...
Laugh till you cry...
Mental Health Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) John Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system, some of the inadequate ways we’ve tried to fill them, and what it all has to do wit...
The Misfits have been exploring this for decades now: WE'RE NUMBER ONE.
10 best places in North America to go paddling in the city These locations in North America were voted as the 10 best places for urban kayaking by our readers.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio mails kids one book each month until their 5th birthday. All kids in Ohio are eligible and this program is available at no cost to families. Only 49% of eligible kids in Summit County are registered....let's get those kids signed up!
Register your child:
Effective TODAY...
A&E’s ‘Intervention’ Returns This Month, But Some Addiction Experts Wish It Wouldn’t Calling it “exploitative” and “coercive,” some legal and medical experts condemn a show that captures substance users in their most vulnerable moments.
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