Travis & Mandy Part 3: Paths to Sobriety Diverge

Travis & Mandy Part 3: Paths to sobriety diverge

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What we're trying to help people understand is addiction is a chronic brain disease. Relapse is a part of the recovery." While drugs' obstinate hold on fragile psyches leads to a frustratingly repetitive cycle of addiction, it's also why treatment …
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FAVOR director Rich Jones shares own experiences to help others find recovery

Filed under: drug addiction help recovery

Rich Jones thinks everyone who's looking to break free of addiction should have a Frankie in their lives. Jones, the new executive director of Faces and Voices of Recovery Greenville, abused drugs and alcohol for 17 years, but it was Frankie P., a …
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CASA, Cinema Partner For Documentary Screening

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The Anonymous People is a documentary film profiling some of the over 23 million Americans in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. The new film's tag line is “Recovery is out to change the addiction conversation from problems to solutions.”.
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North Adams joins Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's fight against drug

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The team is expected to work with city and school district officials, law enforcement, parents, recovered addicts and others to educate the public on the issues of alcohol and drug abuse. "The first step to tackling any one of these big complex …
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