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Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and the Compris Assessment

Hi Everyone, Our workplaces look very different than just a few months ago due to COVID-19. The stresses that employees suffer, and indiv...

Joyce Ann McGinn

Jun 11

Compris: Standing for Inclusion and Equality for all

A somber and hopeful hello to everyone today, BLACK LIVES MATTER. Of course all lives matter too, but amidst the 400 year old bigotry, in...

Joyce Ann McGinn

May 27

Compris Founders Speak about their Vision of Treatment Parity for those Suffering with Addictions

Hi everyone, We are pleased to share our new 5-minute video, Compris Interview 2020. In it, we talk about our pathway to becoming startup...

Joyce Ann McGinn

Apr 17

Addiction Assessment, Prevention, Treatment: One Size Does Not Fit All

Compris: Predicts lifetime addiction risk to help prevent it; Assesses likelihood of sustaining remission (remaining substance free);

Joyce Ann McGinn

Mar 27

Humanity can come in a box: Treating addictions around the world.

Hi Everyone, Staring into a computer screen at yet another person in a box, I was heartened to learn more about the humanity in a world i...

Joyce Ann McGinn

Mar 16

Social Distancing While Treating Addictions

At times like these, healthcare systems need to turn toward more remote services to support the needs of at-risk populations.

Joyce Ann McGinn

Mar 11

Compris and criminal justice reform

Did you know that half of the primary convictions among federal prisons are for drug offenses? Did you also know that of those incarcerated,

Joyce Ann McGinn

Feb 24

Saving lives from the ground up

Ignoring issues doesn't make them go away and it's paramount that everybody be given a chance at health. It starts from the ground up...

Joyce Ann McGinn

Feb 8

Missed Opportunity to Save a Life

Until we start assessing and treating addictions as the chronic illnesses that they are, there will continue to be missed opportunities to s

Joyce Ann McGinn

Jan 25

Addiction: the chronic illness that requires more evidence-based attention

For the first time, with Compris’s B.U.I.L.D.© model, five key risk factors are combined to help risk stratify the addiction population.

Joyce Ann McGinn

Jan 14

Hello to Compris, Our New Name!

Hi Everyone, Welcome to 2020. We are so excited to announce our new name: Compris (pronounced Kompree). Compris is the French word for "u...

Joyce Ann McGinn

Jan 11

Compris Comprehensive Addiction Diagnostics: Watch our short video

Here's how Compris's Assessment can help.

Joyce Ann McGinn

Nov 19, 2019

Compris (formerly McRISC) Assessment free for 2019

Hi Friends, We are excited to let you know that between now and the end of the year, we are offering providers unlimited, free access an...

Joyce Ann McGinn

Nov 9, 2019

New addiction definition and the missing puzzle piece

The American Society of Addictions Medicine's (ASAM) has a revised definition of addiction:

Joyce Ann McGinn

Oct 29, 2019

Compris (Formerly McRISC): Three Years and Going Strong

We'd like to update you about our exciting progress as we complete our third year in research and development.

Joyce Ann McGinn

Oct 7, 2019

Addictions: The Big Brain Hijacker

Last week, a 51 year old man was taken to a neighborhood E.R. after a deadly opioid overdose. His relatives, also misusing substances,...

Joyce Ann McGinn

Oct 1, 2019

McRISC presented our research at the regional and national NAADAC Convention in Sept/Oct. 2019

Research Poster Presentation at the National Association for Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors (NAADAC) National Convention in Orlando.

Joyce Ann McGinn

Sep 24, 2019

So what's the big deal about vaping?

Adolescents who use nicotine are 2-3 times more likely to use marijuana and other drugs, and research shows that smokers have more difficult

Joyce Ann McGinn

Sep 20, 2019

Compris (Formerly McRISC) member of MATTER, a healthcare startup incubator and accelerator.

Joyce Ann McGinn

Aug 29, 2019

Why Addiction screens are harmless at best.

Given that 1 in 10 adults are misusing drugs, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is recommending that primary care providers s

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