Mentoring can be a significant part of an addiction recovery program. Source: Mabel Amber/Pixabay A recovery coach is an individual who provides mentoring and support services to someone early in ...

Addiction is a devastating and heartbreaking condition. For those struggling with substance abuse, or the loved ones who witness their descent, it can be an endless battle with the darker sides of our ...

When it comes to substance abuse, specifically opioids, naloxone can be the one key to reversing an overdose and saving a life.

Recovery Connections of Maine (RCOM), a leading provider of comprehensive addiction and mental-health treatment services, is proud to announce that it is now officially in-network with ...

The first clients are moved in and on the path to a brighter tomorrow at Seymour’s first addiction recovery house.

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Residents, advocates and a few legislators gathered in Burlington last week to discuss addiction recovery efforts, what’s ...

Angelletta Hixon lives up to the shortened name of “Angel” that she goes by, say people who know her. Whether she’s passing out coats, tents and food to people living in homeless encampments, coaxing ...

Santa Clarita might look like the picture-perfect suburban town – great schools, friendly neighbors, plenty of hiking trails – but even in places that seem peaceful, real struggles hide in plain sight ...

In her 2021 book Recovery Allies, author Alison Jones Webb describes the crucial role recovery allies play in addressing addiction in our communities. Jones Webb states that a “recovery ally is a ...

On a rainy April morning, Kerry Bilda pulled up to his client Jack’s apartment in downtown Norwich to give him a ride to work. Close to the street corners where tiny bags of fentanyl change hands, ...