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September 2014
Local Churches
Pay it Forward
www.transitionsnky.org
Casey’s Bus Finds
New Purpose
For a week in April, thousands of church
Northern KY Hates
Heroin... Making a
Difference
families ate less to give more ... Page 2
In one year’s time, the impact that N KY
with money he received in 1997...
Hates Heroin has made ... Page 3
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Casey Wethington purchased a VW bus
TRANSITIONS’ MEDICAL DIRECTOR HEADS
PHYSICIAN PROGRAM AT HAZELDEN BETTY FORD
Dr. Todd Carran has been the Medical Director at Transitions since
Dr. Carran’s time has in part been devoted to monitoring medication
August 18, 2010. During his four years with the agency, he has been
for physical and psychological issues for our residents. He has been
an invaluable asset and professional resource. Transitions was very
tremendously valuable in assessing acute conditions that demanded
fortunate to have as our Medical Director, a doctor certified by the
the immediate expertise of a medical professional. He has shared
American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Board
a wealth of knowledge in the development of curriculums that will
of Addiction Medicine as well as a person who has a passion for
continue to be useful in our programs as staff training. In addition,
treating addiction. Dr. Carran is an accomplished individual who
he created other valuable curriculums and videos that will continue
possesses the admirable attributes of strong integrity, high standards,
to be useful. When Transitions saw the need to develop a medication-
warm personality and a down to earth demeanor, a perfect combination
assisted program to address the increased heroin addicted population,
for a doctor and a healer.
Dr. Carran was there to induct, treat and monitor those patients.
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Now, his expertise takes him west to
as an adjunct to the abstinence-based
Portland, Oregon where he will oversee
treatment that the agency has been provid-
the physicians program at one of Hazelden
ing for 45 years.
Betty Ford Foundation’s 15 sites across
the U.S. Hazelden, the nation’s largest
While we will certainly miss ‘Dr. Todd’,
non-profit treatment organization merged
as he was known at the agency, we are
with Betty Ford, another leading addiction
extremely proud of him and appreciative of
treatment provider to form the Hazelden
all that he has brought to Transitions during
Betty Ford Foundation. In January 2013,
his tenure and beyond. Dr. Todd is now in
a new clinical initiative was introduced
a prime location for hiking and fly fishing,
by Hazelden aimed at delivering more
we hope he has lots of opportunities to
effective
enjoy these Oregon offerings and has many
treatment for opioid addiction
called COR-12 (Comprehensive Opioid
rewarding
Response with the Twelve Steps).
experiences
in
his
new
prestigious position!
This initiative will not be foreign to
Dr. Carran because a major part of his
work at Transitions was to use Suboxone
Noel Stegner (left), Nicholas’ grandfather and Holly Specht, Nicholas’ mom presented
Transitions’ Executive Director, Mac McArthur, with a check from the proceeds of the first N KY
Hates Heroin 5K Walk/Run.
LOCAL CHURCHES
PAY IT FORWARD
NORTHERN KY HATES HEROIN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
For a week in April, thousands of
church families ate less to give more to
In one year’s time, the impact that N KY
for Transitions’ 45th Anniversary which will
We are so very grateful to Nicholas’ family
Terry Phillips (pictured left), Crossroads Church
and Peter La Ruffa, Grace Fellowship Evangelic
Free Church presented checks to Transitions
from the beans and rice fast.
Hates Heroin has made and continues to
be held on October 3rd. Holly Specht is
for their generosity in giving financially and
make is indescribable. From facebook with
currently one of three co-chairs for this
in giving of their time as committed and
more than 6600 likes, to the website that
upcoming event, along with Kim Wright
tireless volunteers.
provides resources and a point of con-
and Pennie Tackett.
bill. The savings was then tallied up and
Members of Grace Fellowship Evangelic
tact for families seeking help, to directly
collectively
organizations like Transitions that are
busy
changing
the
world
everyday.
A fast of beans and rice resulted in
remarkable savings on each family’s grocery
Crossroads
Free Church also participated in the beans
being involved in finding treatment for
On June 7th, N KY Hates Heroin held their
Church the collection came to a grand
invested.
For
and rice fast and donated $2, 851.67 to the
individuals, to making significant donations
first 5KWalk/Run which garnered tremen-
total of $497,975.77! Transitions received
work of Transitions.
to agencies like Transitions that are the
dous support. While the organizers were
providers of treatment and other support
expecting a show of a few hundred, the
$10,000 of the designated $200,000 raised
by Crossroads and dedicated solely to
These donations will be used helping
services, they are a family who is making
actual turnout was more than 1500!
addressing the heroin epidemic in the
babies
addicted
a difference. They are Nicholas Specht’s
(Photos of the event can be found at www.
Tri-State area.
mothers by supporting Transitions Healthy
family. N KY Hates Heroin was one of the
facebook.com/nkyhatesheroin/photos)
Newborns House.
Silver Sponsors for Transitions Healthy
Due to the success of this event, another
born
to
heroin
Newborns House. Combined with a
donation of $2000 was made possible and
Thanks to all who participated in our first Bleed for a Cause competition. Transitions placed
previous
contributed
was designated for Transitions Droege
13th out of the 64 competing charities!We consider this a respectable showing for our first year.
$3000 to this project and most recently,
House, a program that was there when
Congratulations goes to all of the winners of our agency competition. We appreciate
became a Silver Sponsor at the $2500 level
Nicholas needed help.
everyone who was willing to Bleed for a Cause!
donation,
they
[ www.nkyhatesheroin.com ]
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CASEY’S BUS FINDS NEW PURPOSE
TRANSITIONS AWARDED INTERACT FOR HEALTH GRANT
Something had to be done immediately
to “stop the dying”
Casey Wethington
purchased
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a VW
Two things happened, Naloxone had
loving care, Casey’s bus is ready to travel
bus with money he received in 1997 as
been proven to be effective in reversing
to areas around N KY. It’s next stop is
graduation gifts. Until this past year, it sat in
potentially fatal opiate overdoses and the
planned for the Kenton County Public
the place it had occupied for more than a
state legislature made it possible for the
decade. Now, Casey’s 1967 Kombi is on
prescribing of this medication to KY
the road again to help save lives. It will
families. Over the past year, N KY PAR
be a year in November that Northern
(People Advocating Recovery) with the
Kentucky’s Collective Response to the
Heroin Epidemic was rolled out at the
Covington
Interact for Health announced they have
in managing withdrawal symptoms which
While most of the funding from the grant
awarded grants totaling $171,000 to “help
in turn helps the individual to engage
will be dedicated to direct client services, a
curb the heroin epidemic in Northern
in treatment.
portion will also be dedicated to staff train-
Kentucky
and
Greater
Cincinnati”.
ing and the development of measurement
The grant will also help increase the
tools to capture data evaluate success and
Transitions, one of the four agencies to
availability of Naloxone in Northern
inform future strategies.
Library, Covington Branch on Saturday,
receive an Interact for Health grant, will
Kentucky.
Funding
will
November 8th at 1:00 p.m.
use its $28, 880 over two years to make
materials
included
in
Naloxone
Volunteers from N KY PAR (People
Suboxone more available to low income
Rescue Kits which will be distributed
Advocating Recovery), N KY Hates Heroin
The clinics, permanent and mobile, offer
individuals and increase the number of
by
People Advocating
as well as others in the community have
support of Transitions and numerous
so much more than Naloxone and the
Naloxone rescue kits.
Recovery at the free clinic in Coving-
been and will continue to be essential in
volunteers manned two permanent sites
training that goes with it. The clinics
ton and to patients leaving the Droege
the effort to combat the opioid epidemic,
Center. While
established for free naloxone clinics. But
provide resources, education and a point of
The grant will cover, the cost of bringing
Detox Unit at Transitions. Naloxone is a
in particular their dedication to the free
there were many components to ‘the plan’,
what about people who do not have ready
contact that could save a life and help to
low-income patients into the Transitions
medication which can reverse a potentially
Naloxone clinics.
there was one area of concentration that took
access to these locations, one in Covington
“stop the dying”.
Suboxone program. Suboxone is an FDA
fatal opiate overdose and is the generic
precedence over all the rest. Something
and one in Falmouth?
approved medication used to assist the
of
treatment for opiate addiction. Suboxone
in hospital emergency departments to
is prescribed by a physician following an
reverse overdoses on opiates.
Convention
had to be done immediately to “stop
the dying”.
Since Casey died of a heroin overdose,
it seemed only fitting that his bus be
Visit www.nkypar.org for
future clinic dates, times
and locations.
Northern
Narcan
KY
which
is
provide
480
used
assessment of the patient. It can be effective
the
routinely
Information concerning the
times and locations of Naloxone
clinics can be found at
www.nkypar.org
used as a mobile unit. After much tender
Photo by: Chris Stegner, BluegrassPhotography.Net
IN THE KNOW: EVENTS SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER
September 13th
October 3rd
October 25th
NKY Ride Against Addiction
Transitions’ 45th
LNKY Fund Rising Wine Tasting
& Picnic
Anniversary Celebration
Verona Vineyards Noon – 6:00 PM
Grant County Park
Montgomery Inn Boathouse
11:30 AM
6:30 - 11:00 PM
1:00 PM
Registration
October 30th
Candlelight Vigil
Ride Begins
Sunday September 14th
at 2:00 PM &
Tuesday September 16th
at 6: 30 PM
The Anonymous People
Boone County Public Library
1786 Burlington Pike
Florence, KY 41042
October 25th
Remembering those who have died to
Run 4 Recovery 5k
the disease of addiction.
Blessed Sacrament Church
Transitions Grateful Life Center
2407 Dixie Highway
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ft. Mitchell KY
9:00 AM
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A GRATITUDE MOMENT FROM MARK
7
THANK YOU...
Transitions, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which provides substance abuse related services to those who cannot obtain them elsewhere.
I entered the Transitions Grateful Life
and for me it started with GLC. I’m able
Immediately, my emotions consumed me.
In order to do this, we count on the generosity of others. We thank the following individuals, companies, foundations, and agencies which have
Center on April4th of 2012. Not knowing
to sponsor guys at GLC, teach classes and
As I received the award, I was asked to
recently contributed to Transitions:
what to expect, surprisingly, I was made
simply just be a part of something great.
speak. Just then, I looked out in the crowd
to feel right at home by the staff and the
At this year’s Alumni Picnic on August 9th ,
to see my daughter running to give me a
Megan Aike
Bob Brink
clients. Over the course of the next 21
all of the guys who completed the
hug so big I started to cry. Then as I raised
Campbell County Drug-Free Alliance
Paul Casey
months, my life and the way I perceived
program received a coin for being alumni
my head, I see my son who is also in tears
it was slowly going to change. The GLC
of the GLC. Much to my surprise they
because he is so proud of me. It is moments
taught me responsibility and accountability.
had something else they wanted to give
like what happened there that push me to
They said that the answer to my problem
out. The host of the picnic announced
was in a twelve step program. At first, I
(Allyn Reinecke)
Complete Mechanical Services
(Aaron Fry)
Covington Catholic High School
Lori Cox
Katie Copeland
Stella Davis
David & Jill Ditzel
Crossroads Community Church
Jennifer Dershem
Lauren Deters
do more. I don’t know if I could ever give
Duane & Robin DeGroff
Kristen Dorsch
Duke Energy
the names of 8 nominees for the “Alumni
back to GLC what it has given me. I love
Paige Dodd
Chrissy Dunn
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Dutle
was skeptical but the further I went in
of the Year Award”. First, I was standing
the GLC and the chance that it has given
Jill Duke
Focus on Success
Shelley Frommeyer
the program, the more I noticed my life
next to a really great group of guys who
me to better my life, and for that I will be
Brian Eviston
Ron & Mickey Ginter
Grace Fellowship Evangelical
starting to change for the better. I realized
I’m proud to call my friends. Then the
forever grateful.
The GE Foundation (Robert Corcoran)
Hazelden Publishing (Jody K RW 9)
that I cared about the community around
moment came for the presentation of
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Jason & Brooke Hiltz
Erica Helmle
me and I wanted to make a difference
the award, and my name was announced.
(Laura Menge)
Free Church
Larry & Judy Kramer
Amanda Hopper
Meredith Henkenberns
Neil & Pearl Leonard
Casey Kresser
Interact for Health
Lynda Matthews
Lifeline Ministries (Chris Caddell)
Randy Lawrence
Ruth Neltner
Soctt McKinley
Elizabeth Long
Paul Ochsner
Joe Newman
Debra Myers
Brenda Purcel c/o Lori Purcel
John Spence & Colleen O'Toole
NKYHATESHEROIN.COM
Scanlon & Associates (Geof Scanlon)
Jamie Richey
Terry Parker
Mona Snyder
Bob Schrage
Donald Keith Riddell
Vineyard Christian Church
The Spaulding Foundation
Edward L. Smith, Jr.
Kathy Walz
Sheery Walters
Theresa Specht
Charlotte Wethington
James Webster
Brian & Emily Walters
Mrs. Volter
George Williams
Mr. & Mrs. James Younger
Pat West
Jessica Zink
Mark D.,Transitions Grateful Life Center Alumni Association’s
Transitions Grateful Life Center 2014 Alumni: Pictured left to right, Chad
Jessica Willingham
Karen Cain
“Alumni of the Year”.
N., Alex H.,Troy H., John H., Mark D., Robert P., Jordan R., Derek K., Ricky
Anthony & Geraldine Zembrodt
C., Brent J., Josh Z.,Tim R., and Josh C.
TRANSITIONS GRATEFUL LIFE CENTER ANNUAL ALUMNI PICNIC
Transitions is extremely grateful for the donations made in honor of (IHO)
and/or in memory of (IMO) your loved ones. Thank you for thinking of us.
This was the 4th year for Transitions
Twenty-four of the more than 300 alumni
especially Michelle Young, together with
Grateful Life Center Alumni Picnic. More
of the program were present with thirteen
her husband, Aquarius Young, Phase I
IMO of Tony Bardo Jr.
than 250 alumni, family and friends attend-
of those receiving an alumni coin as the
Coordinator at GLC, who make up the
OMEGA Processing Solutions (Scott Henderson & Todd McHugh), Gary & Terri Shields, Constance Demerrero, Michael & Amy Menner,
ed the event that included games, prizes,
alumni of 2014. This year was the first time
‘dynamic duo’ that has organized the event
Frank & Cheryl Kammerer, John & Vicki Lynn Beck, Janice Farrell, Floyd & Susan Williams, Karma Wood, Michael & Cynthia Rilling, Philip &
and fun for all. The food was catered by
for those who have completed all phases of
every year.
the Brighton Recovery Center for Women,
the program to join the newly formed GLC
“Center Table – Catering With A Purpose”.
Alumni Association. We are grateful for all
who contributed in any way to this event,
Mary Ciafardini, Ann Bardo, Samuel & Nancy Ruschell, Kathleen Tieman, Debbie Rechtin,
Mitchells Salon & Day Spa In. (West Chester), Timothy & Margaret Slater, Joseph & Pamela Stone
We apologize in advance for any names inadvertently left off this list. Please send corrections to this list to
Charlotte Wethington at: cwethington@transitionsky.org
TRANSITIONS, INC.
MISSION
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and type 'newsletter' in the subject line.
The mission of Transitions is to help people
transition from the pain of addiction to the
gratitude of recovery through comprehensive
support services. Transitions helps individuals,
families, and communities, break the cycles of
substance abuse, family abuse, violence, crime
and poverty.
Transitions, Inc. was founded in 1969 by
volunteers concerned about the lack of
substance abuse treatment for the uninsured in
Northern Kentucky. Today, we offer women and
men a holistic continuum of care comprised of
nonmedical detoxification, residential substance
abuse treatment, outpatient substance abuse
treatment, and supportive housing.
We assist the indigent, the uninsured, the
homeless and the working poor of Kentucky.
Use your smart phone to scan the
code and visit our website!
Administrative Offices
Editor
700 Fairfield Avenue / Bellevue, KY 41073
Charlotte Wethington
Phone
(859) 491-4435
E-Mail
FAX (859) 491-6598
TDD
(859) 491-4436
cwethington@transitionsky.org
www.transitionsky.org
Keep your face to the sunshine
and the shadows will fall behind you"
— Helen Keller