Jan 22, 2021 | Resilience
By Vicki Powers Life can certainly throw curve balls our way, as well as traumatic moments. How do you respond to difficult times? “Bouncing back” from adversity is not a thing, according to Meg Jay, PhD, clinical psychologist and associate professor at University of...
Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
In The News When the Opioid Crisis Hits Home, a Houston Program Knocks on the Door Houston Chronicle | 2/21/2020 This provides an update on how Houston is addressing the opioid crisis through HEROES program and updated numbers on its impact in the community. Read...
Feb 14, 2020 | Compassion
How Can We Spread Kindness Throughout Houston? By Vicki Powers The world can never have too much kindness. Random acts of kindness are a tangible way to put others before yourself. Just one act of kindness can serve as a wave that ripples beyond that person when he or...
Dec 11, 2019 | Alcohol, Compassion, Criminal Justice, Impaired Driving, Safe Drinking Limits, Sobering Center
by Vicki Powers The liver has a limit to the amount of alcohol it can process per hour. The remainder enters the blood stream. This is how blood alcohol content (BAC) is measured. A simple alcohol consumption guideline is one standard drink an hour. Drink a six pack,...
Nov 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Local Harris County Receives More than $2 Million Grant from CDC to Combat Opioid Overdoses KHOU | 11/19/2019 Harris County Public Health received more than $2 million in grant money from the CDC to address opioid overdoses. KHOU shares the success story...
Nov 12, 2019 | Compassion, Substance Use
By Vicki Powers “There’s an empty chair in our house, and I’m not sure what to do with it…” While many families gather over the holidays to celebrate together, others have a stark and obvious void at the table – an empty chair. This chair symbolizes those who can’t be...
Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Working to address the opioid crisis FOX26 Houston | 09/12/19 Houston is working to address the opioid crisis before it becomes an epidemic in the city. Houston Health Department and Houston Recovery Center talk about these efforts and why everyone must...
Sep 20, 2019 | Compassion, Substance Use
by Suzanne JarvisIt’s Thursday morning and time for street outreach**. We’re designing a program that creates focused pathways off the street for the homeless based on what matters most to them. It’s just the beginning.We meet Martha. Emaciated, she’s sitting...
Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Houston Recovery Center Offers Different Kind of HopeHouston Chronicle | 09/09/2019In six years, the Houston Recovery Center has provided a place for thousands of publicly intoxicated individuals to stay safe as they sober up and find treatment. Read...
Aug 16, 2019 | Alcohol, Substance Use
“Every person entering recovery should have an ongoing relationship with a primary care physician who is knowledgeable about addiction recovery,” says Bill White, emeritus senior research consultant at Chestnut Health Systems, in his July 11 blog post based on recent...
