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Aug 15, 2022
Celebrating National Recovery Month 2022: Recovery is for Everyone
The Significance of National Recovery MonthSeptember is National Recovery Month (Recovery Month, for short). Certified as a national event by presidential proclamation in 2017 and…
Aug 10, 2022
The science of addiction and mental health
On Saturday, August 6, 2022, John Demasi, host of South Jersey radio show Talk with a Purpose, hosted Dr. Peter Vernig, Recovery Centers of America’s…
Aug 9, 2022
Recovery Centers of America at Raritan Bay’s RESCU Program Named 2022 NJBIZ Healthcare Hero Honoree
Recovery Centers of America at Raritan Bay (RCA), a drug and alcohol inpatient and outpatient treatment facility that serves communities in Northern New Jersey and…
Aug 4, 2022
Honoring International Overdose Awareness Day
On the first Tuesday of every month, Tara Rivera, treatment advisor for Recovery Centers of America, representing our Massachusetts facilities RCA at Danvers and RCA at Westminster, co-hosts the Recovery…
Jul 25, 2022
Someone not drinking alcohol? It’s none of your business.
Hundreds of reasons can explain why someone chooses not to drink alcohol – but they don’t owe you an explanation.For many, drinking booze is a…
Jul 21, 2022
The common and tricky co-occurrence of PTSD and substance use disorder
Two disorders that feed one another—and can involve a host of other behavioral issues—present one of the biggest challenges in the field of addiction treatmentIt’s…
Jul 21, 2022
‘Recovery at the Club’: Unique event on Staten Island shows living sober life doesn’t need to be boring.
For people in recovery from addiction, sober life doesn’t have be boring.That was the idea Megan Reeves, a treatment advisor at the Recovery Centers of…
Jul 21, 2022
The Mental Health Crisis in the United States
The State of Mental Health in AmericaBoth before and since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been struggling with mental health disorders and…
Jul 20, 2022
Strength in Recovery podcast, Episode 5: Acceptance & Serenity with Ben DeCamp
On the fifth episode of Recovery Centers of America’ Alumni Association podcast, Strength in Recovery, host Jaye Rodenbush is joined by very special guest, RCA…
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