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International Overdose Awareness Day 2018
Pitt County hosted it’s 2nd Annual IOAD (International Overdose Awareness Day) at Boyd Lee Park. Reach Recovery along with almost 20 other vendors encompassed the field at Greenville’s Boyd Lee Park.
Read MoreA Second Generation Bath Salt: “Flakka” (alpha-PVP) has Hit the Streets
Earlier in April the National Institute on Drug Abuse has reported that Alpha-PVP aka “Flakka” or “Gravel” has hit the streets. Please be aware of this very dangerous substance. It can be ingested in many ways and is popular among teens and adolescents. Use of a dangerous synthetic cathinone drug called alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (alpha-PVP), popularly…
Read MoreVidant Health Forms New Partnership
We wanted to share the good news. Back in July, Reach Recovery was a recipient of the Vidant Community Benefits Grant Program. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Vidant Medical Center for investing back into the community. This will enable us to help provide resources and services that may have otherwise…
Read MoreMike Sorrentino, “The Situation”, sets an example for seeking Recovery from Prescription Opiate Painkillers
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino sets an example by seeking help to get out of his addiction to opiate prescription painkillers. After suffering from a dancing injury, he encountered back and neck pain. Doctors prescribed opiate painkillers for him to deal with the physical pain. In a matter of weeks and a few months on the…
Read MoreShocking report shows two in three addicts on methadone still use drugs after three months
TWO thirds of drug users still take illegal substances three months after starting addiction treatment, a shock Government report on methadone has revealed. Health bosses spend £36million a year dishing out methadone to addicts, and the heroin substitute forms the mainstay of treatment. But the Report on People in Treatment study reveals that more than…
Read MoreWalk for Recovery 2012
Mark your calendar for September 29, 2012! We invite you to join us as we partner with Pitt County Coalition on Substance Abuse to recognize September as National Recovery Month. Reach Recovery will have their own table set up to meet other people in the community. We plan to give away wrist bands to individuals…
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