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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…
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Peer recovery coach Andrea Cline just wants to help
Andrea Cline spent 18 years of her life in addiction, the last two as an IV drug user. She went to jail 34 times. Her marriage was over, she was homeless, and Andrea’s three children were in her mom’s custody. She had lost everything. The last time in jail was a turning point for her.…
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Addiction Recovery Care and The Healing Place to host Reach for Recovery Conference
Two-day event in Louisville will bring together organizations and individuals working to address the addiction crisis Addiction treatment, prevention and recovery professionals across the Commonwealth and the U.S. will gather in Louisville Sept. 26-27 for the Reach for Recovery Conference. The event, presented by Addiction Recovery Care and The Healing Place, will include presentations and…
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With holiday season in full swing, Addiction Recovery Care encourages treatment & shares advice for individuals in recovery
For many, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year. But for people impacted by addiction, the holidays can bring on feelings of stress, discomfort and isolation. Changes in routine, family gatherings and financial demands can all be major stressors. In fact, the CDC estimates December and January to be the most…
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