Himes Highlights New Opioid Use Treatment
By CASSANDRA BASLER • OCT 17, 2016 • WSHU Public Radio Group - Click title link for full story (related video below)
Dr. Joseph Russo and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT4, at The Recovery Center of Westport, an outpatient treatment facility.
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Congressmen Jim Himes: "I'm doing everything I can to educate myself about the dangers of opioids and the threat they pose to our families. My discussion with Dr. Joe Russo shed more light on the challenges we face and emphasized the need for all of our medical providers and first responders to be prepared to deal with accidental overdoses."
Norwalk man first in New England to receive opioid treatment implant
By Kaitlyn Crassest in The Hour (follow link above for full story)
Published 6:46 pm, Monday, August 22, 2016
Michael Bloom talks with Dr. Joseph Russo, Founder, President and Executive Medical Director of The Recovery Centers, after being treated with the implant Probuphine for opioid addiction on Thursday, Aug. 18, in Westport
Conn. man first in New England to get recently FDA approved opioid treatment
On News 8 (WTNH) Published: June 21, 2016, 5:44 pm (follow title link above for full story)
Frank Talk on Overdose Awareness: Gov Malloy Joins Local Officials and a Recovering Addict
By: GREENWICHFREEPRESS | August 31, 2016
Probuphine Implant
She (First Selectman Jayme Stevenson of Darien) said that in Darien Dr. JosephRusso at The Recovery Centers, is the first doctor in New England to offer a new FDA-approved implant treatment, Probuphine, that provides slow release prevention of cravings and withdrawals for a year or more... (follow title link above for full story)
A ‘poor man’s Narcan kit’ costs about $40, available at Cornerstone Pharmacy in Stamford. Aug 31, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager.
Saved From Addiction: A holistic approach to the heroin epidemic
By Steve Coulter on October 25, 2016 in Community, Lead News, Native Content, Regional
Treating the whole patient, not just the part that appears damaged, can save Fairfield County of its opiate epidemic.
That’s the philosophy behind Saved From Addiction, a multidisciplinary collaboration between Dr. Joseph Russo of the Recovery Center of Westport and Maud Purcell of the Life Solution Center of Darien.
“Addiction is like any disease,” said Dr. Russo, an addiction psychiatrist who co-founded the Recovery Center of Westport and has treated individuals with substance abuse and dual diagnosis disorders for more than 17 years.... (Clink title link above for full story)
Tools to help fight alcohol addiction
On Fox 5 News, September 30th, 2015 (follow title link above for full story)