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Portland fundraising walk fights substance abuse – The Forecaster

PORTLAND — Almost two years ago, Laurie Bachelder and her children watched a man overdose in Deering Oaks Park. After witnessing a drug overdose in Deering Oaks Park in 2015, Portland resident Laurie Bachelder founded Help ME Recover to assist people with substance use disorders. The fundraiser begins at Payson Park, where people will speak about recovery from substance use disorders, followed by a 3.5-mile walk along Back Cove Trail. "How did that man end up on the pavement in a public place?"Bachelder's search for answers led to Crossroads, a city treatment center, and then to Portland Recovery Community Center, 468 Forest Ave. "You can beat this, and the non-recovery side of the community needs to know this," Bachelder said.

Health scare: Tens of thousands could lose access to substance abuse treatment or cancer treatment under 'Trumpcare'

One thing he asserted consistently was that the new health care plan would be better coverage at a lower cost and every American would get health care. Thirty thousand people would lose access to substance abuse treatment, and 20,000 cancer patients would see their care disrupted. If access to health care reverts to a pre-Affordable Care Act condition, the costs won't go away, they'll just move. Howe is a substance use treatment supervisor at REACH, which provides mental health and substance abuse services to homeless and low-income people. Seven years ago, if Tricia Howe wanted to get a client into substance abuse or mental health treatment, it took a herculean effort.


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