One way that people are trying to help make a difference in New Hampshire's epidemic of addiction is through recovery coaching, a peer-support model that's gaining momentum in the state. Coaches ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s a telling statistic: Hospital readmissions cost Medicare, Medicaid and self-insured employers $180 billion each year. Why are we spending so much on readmissions? More importantly, why are so ...

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 ...

“I’m just like any other person. I’m the person next door, I’m the person you work with. There’s really nothing outstanding other than I worked really hard all my life.” Jesse Lewit is a Traverse City ...

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 ...

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 ...