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Addiction and Recovery Forum at Tufts University on October 1st

CHA and the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) are organizing a free forum around addiction and recovery.

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) are organizing a free forum around education and awareness on addiction, recovery and access to services on Saturday October 1, from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at Tufts University in Medford

The forum, which will take place at Tufts’ Barnum Hall and is open to the public, is intended for a wide audience including patients, providers, local organizations, and those in recovery, to support community conversations that have been building around addiction and recovery. A series of workshops, covering topics such as treatment options, recovery, along with support for families and loved ones, will part of the forums program.

For more information, or to register for the event, visit https://www.challiance.org/chaaddictionforum.

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Cambridge Health Alliance is an academic community health system committed to providing high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities. CHA has expertise in primary care, specialty care and mental health/substance use services, as well as caring for diverse and complex populations. It includes three hospital campuses, a network of primary care and specialty practices and the Cambridge Public Health Dept. CHA patients have seamless access to advanced care through the system’s affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. CHA is a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate and is also affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine. For more information, visit www.challiance.org.

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