NORWICH — While the opioid epidemic continues to take its toll on communities throughout the nation, a Norwich-based organization is looking to train local residents as recovery coaches to help take a ...

Building on the success of previous endeavors, Surry County is seeking to train additional members of the community, regardless of experience, to become certified recovery coaches through a free ...

FITCHBURG — The path to recovery for someone struggling with substance-abuse issues can be tortuous, with long-term success too often shattered by a relapse, but a new tactic is now available that ...

HAVERHILL — A proposal made by Gov. Charlie Baker to create a professional licensing process for recovery coaches is now before the Legislature. A 15-member Recovery Coach Commission, created as part ...

Mayor Gary Christenson recently congratulated Malden Overcoming Addiction President Paul Hammersley and MOA Recovery Coach Program Coordinator Dawna Aiello on receiving certifications from the ...

BEVERLY — When someone who suffers a drug overdose is brought to the emergency room at Beverly Hospital, they are seen by the usual array of doctors, nurses and others. If they want, there's also Tom ...

LOWELL — A year ago, a man who had been a frequent, if unenthusiastic, participant in Lowell House’s addiction treatment programs tried a new tactic. He began working with the program’s recovery coach ...

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 ...

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — The Rev. John Unger has helped reach hundreds of people since co-founding GRaCE a little more than two years ago in response to the state’s opioid crisis, but a recent multiday ...