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A Certified Peer Recovery Coach isn’t a therapist or a clinician. They’re individuals who have lived through addiction themselves — and who are trained to walk alongside others on their own recovery ...

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 … ...

Jun. 27—"You wouldn't think that you would see freedom in prison, but I have seen so much freedom here," said Hali Furr, director of addiction recovery services at the Rockville Correctional Facility.

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 ...

In her 2021 book Recovery Allies, author Alison Jones Webb describes the crucial role recovery allies play in addressing addiction in our communities. Jones Webb states that a “recovery ally is a ...

Advocates said peers can play a vital role in clinical settings like hospitals, mental health clinics and emergency rooms because they are able to offer a unique type of support. Health care ...