The free-of-charge program pairs clients with mentors who themselves are in recovery, or otherwise have suffered from substance abuse.

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 … and I didn’t feel ...

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The Taunton Peer Recovery Support Center is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The center provides resources and support for individuals recovering from addiction. Success stories highlight the ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Cynthia Haley is not an EMT, but she responds to overdose calls alongside Roanoke Fire-EMS. As a registered peer recovery specialist with the Bradley Free Clinic, Haley uses her own ...

Just 18 months ago, Jesi Squires did not have a key to her family’s home in southeast Georgia. She was homeless, abusing ...