New Column for BCCS Newsletter!

Posted on March 23, 2012 by elizabethlombino

About 9 months ago, I re-entered the world of Full Time employment by becoming the Director of Behavioral Health Treatment & Education at Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, Inc. (BCCS). We are a very large Substance Use and Mental Health treatment facility with several sites throughout the entire state of Delaware. We have around 150 employees total [...]

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New Law Finally Recognizes That Crack and Cocaine are the Same Drug

Posted on August 10, 2010 by elizabethlombino

Post originally published on Change.org New Law Finally Recognizes That Crack and Cocaine are the Same Drug Finally some good news for both drug treatment and poverty advocates. On August 3, President Obama signed legislationthat reduces sentencing disparities between persons arrested for the possession of crack and those arrested with cocaine. It took 23 years, but [...]

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Needle Exchange post on Change.org

Posted on April 27, 2010 by elizabethlombino

New Jersey has finally joined several other states in adopting a syringe exchange program. Check out our latest post in Change.org: Needle Exchange Injects Hope in Homeless Struggle The powers that be in the state are realizing that this cutting-edge (and often controversial) program is beneficial for public health and, because it is run by private agencies, is not [...]

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Needle Exchange Injects Hope in Homelessness Struggle

Posted on April 24, 2010 by elizabethlombino

Post originally published on Change.org Needle Exchange Injects Hope in Homelessness Struggle New Jersey has finally joined several other states in adopting a syringe exchange program. The powers that be in the state are realizing that this cutting-edge (and often controversial) program is beneficial for public health and, because it is run by private agencies, is not a drain on [...]

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