{ From The Editor }
Lives worth living
I
n our third quarterly issue of Greater Hartford Health, the timing worked out just right for
some crossover with our mother publication, the Hartford Business Journal.
In this issue, we're presenting the final two installments of our HBJ series, "Opioids in the
Workplace."
We bring you the stories of two Connecticut men who have turned their lives around aer
battling opioid addictions.
Matt Eacott and Kelvin Young are two people brave enough to share their experiences publicly.
ey do so on behalf of those who can't or won't.
ere's still a strong stigma tied to addiction. It has the best chance of being broken when
decision-makers and others view it for what it is — an illness, rather than a moral failing.
Drug addiction has many impacts on employers, as our series has detailed, but it's first and
foremost a human malady.
I think two deeply personal stories are a fitting way to conclude the series. Check them out on
PGs. 16 and 18.
In our third feature story, we explore the growth of alternative health
offerings in hospitals, such as acupuncture and reiki.
Hospitals say the treatments are a safe way to relieve patients' stress and
pain, particularly at a time when there is such concern over prescription
opioids.
However, alternative health has its detractors, perhaps the most prominent
of which is a Yale neurologist who thinks hospitals should steer clear. Learn
more starting on PG. 12.
ere's plenty more to read in this issue. On PG. 22, Walden Behavioral Care's Rebekah
Bardwell Doweyko discusses the growth of eating-disorder treatment in Connecticut.
On PG. 11, Dr. Mark Splaine explains the need for a new medical assistant school recently
launched by Community Health Center.
In our expert columns, APRN Danielle Morgan decries the degrading experience of addiction
treatment and calls for better insurance coverage, and Connecticut Health Foundation's Patricia
Baker breaks down the potentially valuable role "community health workers" can play in the
healthcare system.
anks for reading,
— Matt Pilon, Health Editor
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