The Case for Community Recovery Centers

• By: Roy Kearse, LCSW, CASAC Samaritan Daytop Village
• January 1st, 2020
• community services, harm reduction, opioid epidemic, peer support, post-treatment care, recovery centers, relapse prevention, substance use disorder
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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.” In 2018 alone, opioids claimed the lives of more than 3,000 New Yorkers, according to the New York State Department of Health. The misuse of and...