Providing Judgement-free Support for Mainers
Keith Bellefleur, resident of Oakland, ME, has recently taken the position of OPTIONS (Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach Naloxone and Safety). Liaison for Somerset County. OPTIONS is one of the state’s strategies to reduce fatal and non-fatal drug-related overdoses in...
Equipping Maine's First Responders to Combat Compassion Fatigue
Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are trained to respond to different types of service calls. They are often first on the scene of an overdose-related event. In just September 2023, EMS responded to 276 suspected opioid overdose-related...
by Ali Bland
In a society that is increasingly recognizing the importance of self-care and wellness, a new trend is gaining momentum—the Recovery-Friendly Workplace (RFW).
Originally launched in 2018 by New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, the program is now in place in more than 25 states....
On a rainy morning in Bangor, Ashley Roberts, OPTIONS Liaison for Penobscot County, is meeting up with a public health nurse and other members of the behavioral health team at Community Health and Counseling Services. They head out together weekly to provide mobile healthcare...
On Fire for Recovery
Josh Colwell’s favorite thing to talk about is recovery. He is a husband, a father, a harm reductionist, and an active recovery worker and advocate. Josh is currently employed by a treatment center in New Hampshire, and his experience includes volunteering,...
A question that’s been posed to people in recovery for many decades now is this daring call to action, “Are you willing to go to any lengths?”
Any lengths?
Some of us come into recovery pretty ambivalent, some come rushing or...
