Just 18 months ago, Jesi Squires did not have a key to her family’s home in southeast Georgia. She was homeless, abusing intravenous drugs and had a felony on her record. Jimbo Partin, executive director at Gardens of Hope in Lyons, which is what is known as a recovery community organization, said he remembers Squires’…
Marilyn Grimes believes staying sober is all about routine. “Addiction really takes out the patterns of everyday life,” she said, “and that can be hard to come back to.” But those daily patterns — a job to report to, a bed to return to — can be difficult or impossible to find for folks getting out…
LAKE CITY, Minn. — When Maria Sontag first visited the space that would become her new addiction recovery office, she saw a positive sign. From the first floor, Sontag could see into the offices in the loft, one of which already had ceiling tiles in red, yellow, black and white — colors of the medicine…
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Families in Sussex County, Delaware, navigating addiction will soon have a new place to turn for support. Founded in 2011 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Be a Part of the Conversation is a nonprofit focused…
Recovery doesn’t begin or end in an emergency room. Across the greater Roanoke region — including the rural communities that surround it — recovery unfolds in the moments that follow: when someone leaves treatment, tries to figure out the next step or looks for support across systems that don’t always line up the way we…
American Addiction Centers, Inc. BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Addiction Centers (AAC), a leading provider of addiction treatment, has launched AAC Together, a new alumni app designed to help individuals stay connected after completing treatment. The app, powered by CaredFor, is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store….
In the health and wellness space, we often talk about balance, balancing stress, nutrition, sleep, movement, and mental clarity. But one area that’s sometimes overlooked in mainstream wellness conversations is addiction. Substance use disorders don’t just impact behavior. They affect the entire body, from brain chemistry and nervous system regulation to sleep cycles, digestion, and…
Terry Gerton We have a great topic to talk about, and it may not have gotten a lot of attention. At the end of January, the president signed an executive order announcing the Great American Recovery Initiative, focused on substance use disorder and recovery. From your perspective, what is the core shift that this executive…
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Source: RDNE Stock project / Pexels The first eleven steps in the Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) approach to recovery focus on the individual answering questions about finding freedom from alcohol and other drugs. Even the eighth and ninth steps, which call for making amends to those one’s addiction has harmed, are suggested to free recovering people…
