From addiction to recovery, one man shares how Springs Recovery Connection changed his life

In a world where social interaction can mean the difference between staying off alcohol and drugs or going back to addiction, Pikes Peak region recovery groups are working to balance the need to keep people apart and keeping them sober.

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Springs Recovery Connection, known for training peer support coaches who help people maintain sobriety from alcohol and drugs, has a new name and a much larger office where a community recovery center with like-minded organizations takes shape. First, the new name: Serenity Recovery Connection. It’s being unveiled at a Nov. 10 open house for donors,…

Isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a third more calls reaching out to the nonprofit Springs Recovery Connection for help because of addictions, up from 2,000 contacts in 2019. To address those needs as it works toward creating a “Recovery Friendly Community,” SRC on Sept. 24 welcomed guests to a Loyal Coffee-and-biscotti-to-go virtual…

When terrorists blew up Marine Corps barracks in Beruit and killed 241 troops, Kieth Hariston was among the sailors who volunteered to help recover bodies. The damage was severe after the Hezbollah truck bombings in the Marine Battalion Landing Team headquarters during 1983; he recalled, ” I’m talking about body bagging arms, body bagging legs,…