RIVERBEND - Substance use disorders affect more than 20 million people in the U.S., not including the loved ones who are impacted as well. Today, Aug. 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day. It’s a difficult and often taboo experience, but addiction is more common than you might think. And with several support groups, treatment options and harm reduction tools in the Riverbend area, it’s not something that you or your loved ones have to go through alone. LOCAL TREATMENT OPTIONS The decision to recover isn’t an easy one to make, but it’s a liberating first step for a lot of people. Ty Bechel, the executive director of Amare, emphasized that each person has unique needs that guide their recovery, and services like Amare aim to meet those needs on an individual basis. “When we’re stuck in addiction, we have to recover really for us. It’s when we desire a better life,” Bechel said. “They can make better decisions, and
Aditude, an advertising technology startup that announced this week it has raised $15 million, has about a quarter of its team in St. Louis and plans to expand its local headcount in the next year.
Laumeier Sculpture Park presents the first solo museum exhibition for St. Louis-based artist Vaughn Davis, Jr., titled The Fabric of Our Time, on view from Aug. 26 to Dec. 17. […]
Consumer spending accelerated to an annualized growth rate of 7.7% in July: Spending growth was up 3.0% from a year ago. This is all good news for soft landing fans, since it suggests that consumer spending remains healthy even as the rest of the economy slows a bit. I've mentioned before that consumer spending almost ...continue reading "Consumer spending stays strong in July"
College football is back! The Missouri Tigers open a new season Thursday evening, a head start as most Power Five Football teams return to game action this weekend.
A Bel-Ridge woman is now facing charges of assault and property damage after allegedly striking her boyfriend with her car. According to a probable cause statement from the Normandy Police Department, 25-year-old Mikayla Young was at her boyfriend's house when the two had a verbal altercation.
The Jimi Hendrix documentary Music, Money, Madness ... Jimi Hendrix In Maui is getting a special screening in Los Angeles, with proceeds going to help the victims of the recent wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. …
Joplin businessman Jared Young announced this week he will run as an independent in the November 2024 election, seeking to unseat incumbent GOPer Josh Hawley.
We have covered the Protecting Kids On Social Media Act a few times, when it was first introduced back in April, where we highlighted how it was both unconstitutional and the rationale behind it was not supported by any actual evidence, and then again just recently when Senator Chris Murphy (one of the bill’s co-sponsors) […]
For the second month in a row, PCE inflation stayed below 3%: Both core and headline PCE came in at 2.6% on a month-over-month basis. On a year-over-year basis, headline PCE was 3.3% and core inflation was 4.2%. Core PCE, which is the Fed's favored measure, shows every sign of being well under 3% on ...continue reading "PCE inflation stays below 3% in July"
The Missouri Supreme Court decided 30 years ago that Michael White’s murder case was wrongly decided. He wasn't even the shooter. Why is he still in prison?
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