Harrison County Lifelong Learning will host a Peer Recovery Coach Certification training class beginning April 27 at the ...

Two Johnson County Court Services employees were recently honored for their efforts serving offenders. John Cunningham, a peer recovery coach, was named “Peer Recovery Coach of the Year” by Mental ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Dustin French, 29, had four drug overdoses in the span of a year. "I was dead on arrival to the hospital," he said of his last heroin overdose, which happened in April. "I woke up … ...

APPLETON - Candice Francart knew last fall she was going down a bad path. Struggling with an addiction to heroin and crystal meth, the Green Bay resident knew her drug use was ruining her life. “I was ...

>> I’M THE FACE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. REPORTER: IT WAS A LIFE PATRICE BROWN NEVER PLANNED. >> I WAS INTRODUCED INITIALLY TO MARIJUANA LACED WITH COCAINE. IT WAS FEELING AT THAT POINT THAT I NEVER WANTED ...

HOLYOKE — For almost 10 years, the Hope for Holyoke Peer Recovery Center has worked to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction by meeting people where they are. Located in the heart of Holyoke, the ...

In a first, a Durango nonprofit is bringing a peer-based recovery support program to La Plata County with a focus on the unhoused and supportive housing communities. Community Compassion Outreach’s ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Creative Restorations Inc. is the first and only Western New York non-profit that is fully founded and operated by peer recovery coaches who lived through experiences like addiction.

BATAVIA — Nobody wants to think about a drug overdose. But like it or not, it’s a reality for a lot of area residents. And simple training could help anybody save lives during an emergency. Johnson ...

Chancy Eastman, 40, lives in Sanford. He has a 19-year-old son, Dielon. He grew up on the outskirts of Gordonville. Eastman earned his GED and has taken classes and earned his certification as a peer ...