Ascension Recovery Services (ARS) hired Bill Coleman, past director of clinical services at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, addiction treatment and advocacy organization.
So your heart is in the right place. You want to help others that are struggling with one of the biggest issues facing the United States, but you’re not sure exactly what to do.
This blog is intended to shed some light on the process of opening a substance use disorder treatment center and what is needed prior to its operation.
Alcoholism is a serious matter. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 15.1 million adults ages 18 and older had alcohol use disorder.
There are several warning signs that can indicate you or a loved one is suffering from alcoholism. Read on to learn more, as well as treatment options.
Talking about substance use disorder can be uncomfortable for teens and parents. At Ascension Recovery Services, we want to make those conversations about substance use as easy as possible, as well as informative.
Read on to learn more about talking points you should have with your teen and how to have an open conversation.
Recovery Boys - a Netflix original was released Friday, June 29th. The documentary film features four young West Virginians battling with substance use disorder (SUD) and their road to recovery at the farming-based rehab, Jacob's Ladder, located in Aurora, West Virginia.
The film illustrates the strength, brotherhood and courage it takes to fight addiction and re-enter society.
Read on to learn more about Recovery Boys.
Many people suffer from substance use disorder (SUD), and it can be detrimental to one’s physical or mental health.
Read on to learn more about SUD and how you or a loved one can get help.
Having a substance use disorder (SUD) is hard, especially on the individual who is suffering as well as their loved ones.
Hiring an addiction professional is advisable when dealing with a loved one’s SUD.
Read on to learn why.
In an effort to decrease the number of opioid-associated overdoses (ODs) and OD deaths, West Virginia Peers Enhancing Recovery and Survival (WV PEERS), an addiction peer recovery program, launched in the Monongalia community in March 2018.
Read more about this program below.
Watching a loved one struggle with alcohol abuse can be hard.
Although you want to help and support them, it can be tough to figure out the best way to do so.
One of the most effective ways to care for your loved one is through an intervention, but planning one can be stressful.
Read to find out more about exactly what alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence is and how and when to plan a successful and productive intervention.
Why is it so hard for recovering addicts to adjust to their new lives? For many, it can be because there’s no one within their community who understands what they are going through. They may feel like they are going through this experience alone, especially if they don’t have a job.
Reintegrate Appalachia is here to help. This program takes recovering addicts, gives them jobs and helps them build a community to help them through the journey.
Read on to learn more about this program.
