Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 4—ANDERSON — Recovering from addiction can be more effective with a buddy or a peer recovery coach. Madison County Health ...

Policymakers in Rhode Island and in other states are looking at peer recovery coaches as a way to combat the nation’s burgeoning opioid epidemic, reports Kaiser Health News. Here are three things to ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- 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 … ...

Two Johnson County Court Services employees were recently honored for their efforts serving offenders. John Cunningham, a peer recovery coach, was named “Peer Recovery Coach of the Year” by Mental ...

Michigan consistently ranks in the top U.S. states for drug use, and one woman in St Johns is turning her own pain into purpose to help others ...

For John Herrera, music was a gateway to addiction. “The way that I got into substances was through playing music. People would ...

A Certified Peer Recovery Coach isn’t a therapist or a clinician. They’re individuals who have lived through addiction themselves — and who are trained to walk alongside others on their own recovery ...