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A safe place for folks who use drugs and their loved ones to learn about Gloucester's resources

03/16/2022

Great news! Gloucester has been in need of more recovery coaches for a while now so the Gloucester Police Department (Official)'s Community Impact Unit's "Teach to Reach" program fills a huge gap in our community. Big shoutout to Tito for making this happen - we can't wait to see this up and running!

Chief Edward Conley and Mayor Greg V***a are pleased to report that the Gloucester Police Department Community Impact Unit has received $29,878 in grant funding for a new “Teach to Reach” Initiative that will provide training to recovery coaches.

03/08/2022

Sometimes the harshest, most stigmatizing language you will encounter when struggling with addiction are from people who are supposed to be there to help you. Medical providers tend to be guilty of this - whether it be thinking there's only one way to recovery, judging you for toxicology results, or not connecting you to wraparound services. This article goes a bit more into depth about how exactly stigmatizing language in addiction treatment can be harmful.

Person-centered language and meeting individuals where they are at are two non-stigmatizing actions that treatment centers and providers can adopt to ensure they are providing the best care possible.

Ironically, the conversation that spurred a peer-support specialist at a buprenorphine program to yell me out of the room was ...

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