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Appalachia Reach Out brings deeper message to addiction recovery center in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — An exchange of gift cards carries a deeper message of hope and encouragement for residents at Addiction Recovery Care’s White Oak Hill in Inez. Once again this year, Appalachia Reach Out (ARO) stepped up to see, support and value these neighbors. Earlier this month, ARO Executive Director Dwayne
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Matt Brown named CEO of ARCHway Institute
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PUNTA GORDA, Fla. / LOUISA, Ky. — The ARCHway Institute (AI), a nonprofit focused on addiction recovery and behavioral health, has appointed Matt Brown as its new chief executive officer. Brown, a Louisa resident in long-term recovery from substance use disorder, is nationally recognized in the recovery services field. He brings both
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Swinging for Recovery celebrates community strength, resilience
BY CARMEL CLINE INEZ — The Martin County CARES (Community Action for Recovery Enhancement and Support) hosted the fourth annual Swinging for Recovery event Saturday at Frank Horn Ballfield. Individuals, families and organizations committed to promoting recovery from addiction and mental health challenges came together in a show of strength and resilience. The day was
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Former Inez lawyer climbed out of alcoholism, launched a recovery boom
BY DEBORAH YETTER KENTUCKY LANTERN LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president of marketing, where she
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Former library to transform into recovery support center in Inez, offering lifeline for those transitioning from addiction treatment
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The former Martin County Public Library building in Inez is set to become an addiction recovery aftercare center, supporting people transitioning from substance abuse treatment centers. The library board agreed in a meeting Monday at the Collier Center to finalize a lease with Thrive Community Coalition in the
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Eastern Kentucky towns fight to recover from opioid epidemic, with help from newcomers and recovering addicts, national author reports
BY SAM QUINONES REPUBLISHED BY KHN FROM THE FREE PRESS In early 2020, Mandi Fugate Sheffel, 42, opened a tiny bookstore in her hometown of Hazard. Everyone thought she was crazy. Downtown Hazard was a forbidding place to start any business, much less a bookstore. Most coal mines that once supported the area had closed.
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Addiction Recovery Care urges Kentuckians with substance-use disorder to seek care
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS With the start of a new year, Addiction Recovery Care is encouraging individuals struggling with substance-use disorder to seek addiction care, noting that January is a time when people are often looking for a fresh start. In January 2023, ARC received nearly 1,000 additional calls from people seeking treatment
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ARC prepares for increase in addiction treatment demand in new year
LOUISA — With the start of a new year, Addiction Recovery Care is encouraging individuals struggling with substance use disorder (SUD) to seize the opportunity to find hope, healing, and a brighter future in 2024. In January 2023, ARC received nearly 1,000 additional calls from people seeking treatment resources, compared to December 2022. Last January
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Telehealth helps people stay in drug treatment, UK study finds
BY RACHEL EVANS and ELIZABETH CHAPIN UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Drug users getting buprenorphine treatment for opioid-use disorder through telehealth are slightly more likely to stay in treatment longer than those who start treatment without telehealth, according to a new University of Kentucky study analyzing Medicaid data from 2019-2020 in Kentucky and Ohio. Published in the
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Addiction Recovery Care founder Tim Robinson celebrates 15 years of helping people find hope, healing and recovery from substance use
On this day 15 years ago, Tim Robinson, an attorney living in Martin County, Kentucky, sat down at his computer with an idea. At the time, he did not know what his idea would evolve into – and that the result would be an organization with a workforce of 1,000-plus employees delivering addiction treatment and
