Posts in Substance Use
Substance Use Ran in My Family: Michael’s Story

Hi, I’m Michael. I was born and raised in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Today I live and work in Nashua. I’ve got a circle of close friends, a promising career, my own car, my own place, and a great credit score. Life for me wasn’t always this way, however. Substance abuse runs in my family…or it did until it ran into me. My advice to anyone who wants to get clean? You have to want it, and believe that you deserve better. No one deserves to live like that, absolutely nobody.

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Job Well Done: AmeriCorps at Harbor Care

The Harbor Homes Recovery Corps program began in December 2018 through an AmeriCorps grant aimed at aiding people in recovery from -- or struggling with -- substance use disorder. Since that time, the Recovery Corps was able to recruit a total of 36 members who served between 6-month and 1-year terms at 16 host sites that serve people in recovery throughout the state of New Hampshire.

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Breaking Dependency: A Keystone Hall Recovery

“I remember the first eight months, I thought, “If I can just stay clean to get through the program, I can go use again. I thought I was being really smart,” she said. “Then one day when I was listening to the counselors and others in group tell their stories, I realized I was almost a year clean and my life was good. I had started to change my thinking and once I did, so many doors opened up for me.”

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Laina: A Prescription Almost Ended a Life

Nashua, NH--Growing up, Laina was a good student. She had lots of friends and was nominated homecoming queen in high school, yet she never felt comfortable in her own skin. When she started using drugs as a teenager, she found they helped reduce her anxiety and made her feel like she fit in. Laina’s journey from addiction to recovery was difficult, but her life now is a testament to the power of peers, supports, and community.

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