Samantha Karon

Public Health x SUD Policy
Supporting counties with opioid settlement planning @ NACo
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[TLS @shamrock0031]

Counties learn how to maximize opioid settlement funds with NACo Opioid Solutions Center & John Hopkins University. Sam Karon, Tammy Tincher, Sara Whaley, Matt Harvey, Greg Puckett #naco #ccawv #wvaco #opioidsolutionscenter #wvfirstfoundation

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

Also thinking about this quote from Amy Molinski, a peer specialist in Milwaukee County. “If somebody has a need, we will explore every option to meet it. It’s really hard to find recovery & stay there.” #IOAD2023 💜

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

On #IOAD2023 I’m thinking about the tools that exist and what I can do to help more people have them. As Dr. Stephanie Ruckman said this AM, “Methadone is a wonderful drug. I don’t know how else to say that.”

[NACo @NACoCounties]

NACo’s @samanthakaron via @GOVERNING: “States should not overlook a key technical intervention [in the opioid crisis]: using a portion of the [opioid settlement] funding to improve data sharing between states and counties." https://t.co/yXijVfJiEq

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

Thank you @PACountiesGR for the opportunity to present on NACo's Opioid Solutions Center and learn from PA counties about opioid settlement planning at your Fall Conference! @NACoTweets @OpLitPrinciples

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So happy to be here to see my amazing mentor @asparks416 kicking off the opening session of #alcoholpolicy19 @USAlcoholPolicy 🥳🥰

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

@ERuleDC thank you for your wonderful presentation for D.C. Mondays today! Your work is so inspiring and I'm really glad to know more about the origin & mission of the #GuideToIndigenousDC

[The Kennedy Forum @kennedyforum]

"The numbers are out for 2018. In addiction, we lost 67,000 people. That's 184 people dead every day. Martin Luther King talks about the urgency of now, well 184 tomorrow morning, and the next morning, that sounds a lot like now to me." - @repdavidtrone at #AgendaforChange

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

"people don't care how much you know unless they know how much you care." @kennedyforum's #agendaforchange emphasized the importance of interpersonal relationships in efforts to ↑ access to mental health treatment. Excited to continue this convo w/ colleagues at @abtassociates

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Today's the day! Excited to present as part of the Military Family Frameworks for Readiness & Resilience topic area at #MHSRS2019. If you are here, stop by poster #248 today between 10am-12pm!

[Abt Global @AbtGlobalImpact]

#MHSRS2019 is well under way!

Be sure to stop by @SamanthaKaron and Chris Spera’s posters from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., where they’ll present work on military #health services and support @MilitaryHealth

Learn more: https://t.co/mc9SL0Kh0h

[Abt Global @AbtGlobalImpact]

How do we make sure that the unique medical needs of the #military community are met?

@SamanthaKaron, @Nidanotes and Chris Spera will present their work on health for those in the #armedforces and their spouses at #MHSRS2019 @militaryhealth2

Learn more: https://t.co/mc9SL0Kh0h

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

@SURJ_DC is calling on @ChmnMendelson to stay the course and dedicate $30 million to fund repairs to #publichousing. We are counting on you to stand strong on this!

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

One of the best parts of my job is being a part of this team!

[Abt Global @AbtGlobalImpact]

How can #SBIRT prevent and respond to youth #substanceuse?

See how we’ve helped @HiltonFound with monitoring, #eval & learning to measure progress, collect data & identify system changes, resulting in a positive impact among youth & families. ➡️ https://t.co/MYzCBjJIso

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

Today I attended @theNASciences public info session on adolescent health on behalf of the Hilton Foundation Youth Substance Use Prevention Initiative. It was great to learn about Abt colleague Randall Juras' teen pregnancy prevention work and see @abtassociates on the panel!

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

Across the board, we need to normalize addiction treatment in primary care settings #OpioidResponse @abtassociates

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

“This is a chronic, relapsing brain condition. We have to give people a chance to survive with evidence-based treatments” -Dr. Rahul Gupta #OpioidResponse @abtassociates

[Samantha Karon @SamanthaKaron]

Whether it’s a person suffering from a back injury, or someone feeling disconnected from friends and family, pain is a real problem. #OpioidResponse @abtassociates

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More people use prescription opioids than use tobacco #OpioidResponse @abtassociates