“There are an estimated 20.2 million adults every year who are diagnosed with a substance use disorder,” according to Donna McHugh, Vice President of Clinical Outreach at GateHouse Treatment. “And each of those people has a family.”
While only one person may have the...
Rumford’s New Path to Recovery
The Larry Labonte Recovery Center in Rumford opened its doors in 2020 directly next door to Arbe’s Carpet & Tile Center on Waldo Street.
This was no coincidence.
“Larry Labonte was the former owner of Arbe’s Carpet &...
Expanding to meet the needs
From its humble beginnings at 87 Ohio Street in Bangor, Fresh Start Sober Living now includes nine sober residences for men and two for women, and is about to open the doors of its twelfth residence...
Spurring community change is like an old-fashioned barn raising.
Everyone who is able to do so pitches in and makes use of any available resources.
That’s why community coalitions are essential partners in Maine’s continuum of prevention, treatment, and recovery.
There are dozens of such coalitions, funded...
Pir2Peer Recovery Center Launches a New Chapter
When the recovery center you began in 2020 is already in need of a larger space a few years later, it’s a good sign that your center is helping more and more people find their path through...
Amistad’s Bath Recovery Community Center has a lot to be grateful for and excited about as we head towards another coastal Maine summer.
We have loved our beautiful Recovery Center on the river in Bath, but we learned last year that we would need to...
