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Sanford Bemidji receives national Wellbriety certification

Recovery program incorporates traditional Native American healing practices

SHN Staff ⋅ 3 min read

Group photo of Native American professionals outside an orange building.

‘Wellbriety’ program helps Natives, others with addiction

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 7 min read

Closeup of a man's hands breaking a cigarette in half.

Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health

SHN Staff ⋅ 11 min read

Pills in prescription bottle

How to dispose of unused prescription drugs safely

Mick Garry ⋅ 6 min read

Female doctor typing on computer.

Artificial intelligence flags behavioral health issues

Carson Walker ⋅ 8 min read

Health care provider looking at her smartphone in a hospital waiting area with blue chairs.

Help line answers call to support ND medical community

Reach for Resilience is staffed by health care workers, for health care workers

Katie Foutz ⋅ 6 min read

Two nurses work behind windows at the front entrance to the emergency room, checking computer screens.

Sanford Health partners on community mental health triage

Center aims to care for people with substance abuse, other mental health needs

Shawn Neisteadt ⋅ 4 min read

alcohol use: two men, three women in party setting

Alcohol use: Will you start the new year hung over?

Effects of alcohol on New Year's Eve can go far beyond the Jan. 1 headache

SHN Staff ⋅ 7 min read

Andrea Theis and "Kindness Is Contagious" authorNicole Phillips pose, heads touching.

Breast cancer survivor’s kindness at event changes her life

At last year's Revive Retreat, her gift for participants led to new career path

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 30 min read

opioid crisis: medication assisted therapy group session

Opioid crisis: Sanford Bemidji clinic steps up fight

"We want to break the cycle of substance use in families and replace it with a healthier, sustainable cycle.”

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Dr. Rohit Mahajan

Sanford Health doctor on front lines of opioid battle

Every day, Dr. Rohit Mahajan watches his patients leave, knowing he tried to ease their pain. What he doesn’t know is if he turned them into addicts instead. Every decision he makes — every patient he sees, every procedure he performs, every prescription he writes — is colored with this question. He’s an interventional pain […]

Jacqueline Palfy ⋅ 17 min read