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Viewing of the “Anonymous People”
THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE IS A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. Deeply entrenched social stigma have kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades. The vacuum has been filled with sensational mass media depictions of people with addiction that perpetuate a…
Peer coaches offer substance use support in the ER – Crisis connection
By Faith Miller While emergency department staff have the best of intentions when treating people who’ve just overdosed, they sometimes have trouble relating to patients. “We know that doctors and nurses do great work, and they save people’s lives every day,” says Tonya Wheeler, the executive director of Denver nonprofit Advocates for Recovery. “Oftentimes the…
Springs Recovery Connection Makes Addiction Recovery a Team Effort
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The country’s opioid epidemic, a plague since the 1990s, has awakened the public to a new understanding about substance use: who it impacts and how prevalent it truly is in society. However, though the problem is well-publicized, the stigma of drug and alcohol use still leaves many people feeling alone in the struggle to overcome addiction. Springs Recovery Connection (SRC) is a nonprofit community organization working to address that stigma …
Colorado Springs peer coaching a ‘lifeline’ for recovering addicts
Once a week, Charlene Best pulls out her cellphone and dials a man she’s never seen, only heard. A gravelly voice echoes on the other line — sometimes quaking with a craving for another sip of alcohol, other times resolute and ready to start anew. Her calls are the hallmark of a program by Springs…
Colorado Springs sobriety center gets new name, larger office
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,…
Community Listening Forum
Springs Recovery Connection in conjunction with The Coalition for Prevention, Addiction Education, & Recovery (CPAR), and the Pikes Peak Library District is hosting a COMMUNITY LISTENING FORUM: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND RECOVERY Event Type: Adult Library ProgramsAge Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors Community members are invited to attend this listening forum where a panel of community…