While the terms “recovery coach” and “sober companion” are often used interchangeably, they are actually different services. Definitions A sober companion is someone who lives in at a person’s home or ...

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 ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — At age 43, Brian McManus was living the dream. McManus had a wife, two children, a home in Fairfield and a successful New Haven law practice. But he couldn’t escape alcohol and ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — This month the Coastal Bend is reflecting on how addiction impacts families as part of national recovery month. Survivors from 'The Council on Alcohol + Drug Abuse - Coastal ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — It can take time to break a habit, and with a new year comes a fresh slate and the motivation to tackle those habits. That's why some people are participating in "Dry January," a ...

PITTSFIELD — Walking into Caitlin McKinnon’s office at the Brien Center, a visitor is struck by a pink hibiscus bloom reaching toward the sun, candy on a table and a canister of a gooey substance ...

STARTS WITH FAMILY. HE WAS SO FAR ADDICTED. THAT HIS BRAIN WAS STARVING RFO MORE HEROIN. IT WASNE O OF THE HARDEST THINGS FOR BARBARA PEYTON TO CEOM TO TERMS WITH HER SON SUFFERING FROM A DISEASE TTHA ...

At the time, six years ago, they were just snapshots, the kind one posts on social media. Stacey Ross looked gaunt and sickly, bearing visible signs of years of abusing opioids, heroin and cocaine.

Canton residents struggling with substance abuse now have access to free recovery coach services, according to a community announcement. The program, Connect2Recovery NC-8, is offered by Riverside ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Marshfield Clinic Health System is expanding its Recovery Coach Program to help people in the Chippewa Valley affected by a substance use disorder. The program connects ...

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