To celebrate National Recovery Month, two Pennsylvania state agencies — the Department of Conservation of Natural Resources and the Departments of Drug and Alcohol Progra...
BUTLER TWP — Nathan Lazaroff could have used an event like the Community Support Program speaker jam when he was struggling daily with feelings of anxiety and depression....
Butler got its first look at the Center on Center, a brand-new drug and alcohol recovery center located on Center Avenue which held an open house on Friday, April 26.
The...
The start of the opioid epidemic is ironically linked to a drug that was supposed to help people suffering from moderate to severe pain.
While oxycodone was first synthe...
Any training that helps people fighting in the battle against opioid addiction is beneficial and helps bring attention to the problem, local officials said.
Numerous free...
Even before he started Echo Pines Equine, Steve Gilliland was acutely aware of the power of the bond between a horse and a human.
Before retirement, Gilliland spent 38 ye...
Walk up the hill.
That’s among the advice offered by jail’s reintegration coordinator Matthew Clayton when people recovering from addiction are released from the Butler ...
Since last March, Narcan, a nasal spray variant of naloxone has been made available over the counter, a federal move that has since widened accessibility to the medicatio...
When an inmate is booked in the Butler County Prison, the jail’s team, including correction officers, medical providers and even the warden, can’t often anticipate the du...
This article is shared in its entirety as part of a conversation on addiction and pathways to recovery in our community. To read more from Changing Pathways to Recovery, ...
The first licensed recovery house for women and children in Butler County could open in June.
Joe Mahoney, executive director at the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center, said the...
The road to recovery does not end after treatment. Rather the path to sobriety is a lifelong journey filled with a mix of challenges and successes, according to Donna Jen...
There were many points along Ken Clowes’ recovery from addiction that he didn’t believe he would ever be drug-free, and one of his “light bulb” moments was realizing he c...
Addressing drug abuse with education can look different among schools, but often administrators have one goal in mind, according to superintendent Eric Ritzert of Karns C...
