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Five Questions With: Linda Hurley BY: ROB BORKOWSKI PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS Linda Hurley, president and CEO of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Aquidneck Rally 4 Recovery committee Sept. 8 at Pottsy Field in...

CODAC President Linda Hurley to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at Rally4Recovery Who: Linda Hurley, President/CEO of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare What: Hurley will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Aquidneck Rally 4 Recovery committee...

How the Smallest State is Defeating America’s Biggest Addiction Crisis In a feature article about the opioid epidemic, Politico Magazine reports on the impact of a groundbreaking opioid treatment program which has reduced the number of overdoses among individuals...

CODAC to participate in Rally4Recovery 2018 CODAC Behavioral Healthcare has partnered with Rally4RecoveryRI to spread awareness and compassion for people in recovery. Coinciding with National Recovery Month, the yearly Rally4Recovery occurs throughout September with...

  Lt. Governor Daniel McKee visits CODAC Behavioral Healthcare to Meet Opioid Epidemic Responders PROVIDENCE, R.I. (August 17, 2018) — New statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have brought heightened attention to the ongoing opioid...

RI Congressional Delegates Convene at CODAC to Announce $12.55 Million Grant to Fight Opioid Epidemic Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse worked alongside U.S. Representatives David Cicilline and Jim Langevin to help secure an additional $10 million in federal...

Lisabeth Bennett: Tobacco Cessation & How CODAC has helped people 'comfortably' quit smoking   Lisabeth Bennett, a clinical director of tobacco cessation services at CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, joined John J. Tassoni Jr. on AM 790 WPRV’s RI Common Ground for...

Whitehouse tours CODAC center to view opioid epidemic impact By: Rob Borkowski, Providence Business News PROVIDENCE – While Rhode Island has made significant headway in addressing the opioid crisis, health officials throughout the state say more work is needed after a...

      At CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse visits the front lines in the fight against the opioid epidemic PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 11,2018) — While Rhode Island has made significant headway in addressing the opioid crisis, health...

Addiction recovery center opens in Newport By Derek Gomes, Daily News staff writer May 9, 2018 NEWPORT — The Newport Hope Recovery Center is the newest service for those struggling with drug addiction in Newport County. About 100 people gathered at Washington Square...

CODAC, Parent Support Network to open Newport Hope Recovery Center FOUR LEGS TO STAND ON” arrives at the Jane Pickens Theater May 9 as part of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s celebration of 40 years of service in Newport County. The play’s showing coincides with the...

  CODAC Joins in Festivities for the Opening of Newport Hope Recovery Center NEWPORT, R.I. (April 30, 2018) — With a commitment to curb Rhode Island’s ongoing opioid crisis, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to work with the Parent Support Network of Rhode...

Families coping with addiction take center stage in one-act play By Derek Gomes | Staff writer at the Newport Daily News  PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — A one-act play performed Monday night at Portsmouth High School packed powerful messages about a family coming to terms with...

Four Legs to Stand On' coming to Tiverton on April 26 BY JIM MCGAW jmcgaw@eastbaynewspapers.com If you like a story with a happy ending or at least an unambiguous resolution, "Four Legs to Stand On" may not be for you. The one-act play by the theater group Coaast...

Addressing stigma around addiction, CODAC brings “Four Legs to Stand On” to R.I. communities CRANSTON, R.I. (March 26, 2018) — As families across the United States continue to lose loved ones to the opioid crisis, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is sponsoring three...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released research results from a study conducted in Baltimore, Boston and the City of Providence.   In collaboration with the Dr. Nichole Alexander - Scott,  Director of the Rhode Island Department of...

David Cicilline joins CODAC in celebrating 40 years of service in Newport County NEWPORT, R.I. (February 5, 2018) — As part of its yearlong celebration of CODAC’s 40 years in Newport County, U.S. Representative David Cicilline visited CODAC Newport on Friday, February...

At a round table discussion hosted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams spoke at length about Opioid Use Disorder and how he would continue to advocate for a wide range of programs and policies to stop the opioid crisis in its tracks....