Social Change and My Community by

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When Portland held the Recovery Walk

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Nonprofit organization filled with other folks in recovery that I used to partner with to collaborate as peer support.

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Peerpocalypse is a major networking and educational event for peers in recovery and others working in the recovery field.

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A community of people that I've worked with, partnered and healed with throughout the city of Portland.

My Community: The Recovery Community in Portland

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Historical

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Cultural

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Environmental

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A brief history and timeline of substance abuse recovery.

The Recovery Community

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The recovery community is deeply rooted in culture and community. Isolation and separation are part of what makes addiction so deadly. Fellowship is pivotal in our recovery; it provides community and support through building healthy relationships.

Community Partnerships

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Community partnerships involve the community working together to create a safe, clean environment for our youth and underserved, high-risk communities.

Social Determinants of Health and Addiction

tammarahramos — 2024-07-20 02:43:48 UTC

The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age can be major factors that influence health outcomes, including substance abuse and addiction. Social determinants can put some at higher risk of addiction than others, be it influenced from family members, a poverty-stricken neighborhood where addiction and/or mental health disorders are more prevalent.

Health, Safety and State

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The changes in health and state have impacted the recovery community in meaningful ways by creating measures and policies to decriminalize addiction and creating resources for people to get the help they need. Restorative justice programs have been involved in providing support to those in breaking the cycle in criminality around one's substance use.

Staying involved in our health and state

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Policies within our states organizations can help end the stigma around addiction, by humanizing the person suffering from the disease and creating resources to support them while fighting against their addiction.

Economic Impact to Recovery

tammarahramos — 2024-08-02 02:24:11 UTC

Economic insecurity impacts the recovery community as a major stressor that can trigger a recurrence in substance use addiction. Another perspective in how it can trigger a recurrence is by creating a lifestyle where work takes precedence over community in order to keep up with bills, so those in recovery lose some of their recovery capitol by not staying active in their recovery community and attending meetings.

The Economy and Addiction

tammarahramos — 2024-08-02 02:26:52 UTC

Under and economic downturn and an increase of unemployment, those who need support and treatment services are unable to access services without the healthcare coverage previously provided by employers or even having the ability to pay for healthcare access. Economic instability can also have a drastic impact on those currently receiving treatment services by creating additional barriers to fulfill services to completion.

Social Movements- Addiction Advocacy

tammarahramos — 2024-08-13 04:04:19 UTC

Addiction advocacy is a social movement aiming to remove the barriers for people suffering from addiction to get access to treatment services. Bringing awareness to the public and ending the stigma around addiction helps those who suffer from the disease and their families getting the support they need to beat addiction.

Social Movements- Addiction Advocacy

tammarahramos — 2024-08-13 04:14:01 UTC

The addiction advocacy movement has made strides in the last several years in succeeding in achieving policy changes to further support communities in providing resources, rallying communities and protecting the rights of those receiving services. By involving those in recovery in the process of advocacy through peer support, allies and those in recovery are able to take part in the social changes that occur by providing services.

tammarahramos — 2024-08-13 05:31:15 UTC

The largest factoring impacts on the recovery community are health and state, economic impacts and social impacts through advocacy. The social movements have impacted the health and state greatly through Measure 110 and the creation of additional low barrier resources. Additional resources build our community through fellowship, allyship and fighting against the stigma around addiction. I've provided some links to share the sociological impact on my community, the recovery community based on these three factors.