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Looking into, not Looking through a man: Life as an invisible
Disregarded long enough, a man questions his existence. Disregarded long enough, a man hates himself. Disregarded long enough, a man stops acting like a man, forgets he is a man, loses sight of his...
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By the Light of Burning Tires I Watched My Life Go By
As I write this, it was a week ago that I spent my last night in Pittsburg, five miles from the Canadian border, alone outside the Tiny White Box. Wanting to mark the occasion, I built a small campfire...
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Faces of Recovery, Part 1: Adam’s Story
This is the first of two articles from an interview that I conducted with two guys in recovery who work at Hope for New Hampshire Recovery in Manchester. This week is Adam’s story, about how he became...
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Faces of Recovery, Part 2: Eric’s Story
The closest that I can come to is imagine holding your breath and screaming at yourself not to take a breath – I mean really scream at yourself not to take a breath and your body is saying to take that...
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‘Families Coping with the Opioid Crisis’ Program set for Sept. 27
The event is free and open to the public. It will consist of a formal presentation followed by a Q&A session. READ MORE
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Where there is life, there is hope: Rethinking my notions on recovery
Today, the addict faces not just opiates — chemicals derived from poppies — but opioids —synthetic and much more powerful versions of the drugs of days gone by. READ MORE
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Healing and connecting after addiction and loss: ‘10,000 Candles for NH’ vigils
On Aug. 29 a statewide candlelight vigil is planned at six locations, all beginning at 8 p.m., including Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Derry, Dover and Keene. READ MORE
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You aren’t alone, no matter what your addiction or your mental illness tell you
Dear Hope Nation, This letter may be directed at the one person in the world who absolutely needs to read it. I don’t know if you’re that person, and neither do you until you’ve read READ MORE
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Another Saturday Night & they did have somebody
You know that old Cat Stevens song... Another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody I got some money ’cause i just got paid How I wish I had someone to talk to. I’m in READ MORE The post Another...
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Larissa, a Fairy Tale of Sorts – Part 1: Too smart and charming for our own good
Larissa will find another job. She’s insightful and gifted and attractive, and that’s what her references will say. They won’t say she’s a drunk. They won’t want to damage her opportunities because...
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Safe Station update: Current stats, and adding alcohol-related calls to the...
Final stats for 2017 will be coming next week. For now, these numbers tell many different aspects of the full story of NH's addiction crisis. READ MORE #
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Swimming together, not drowning alone
In short, Christmas/New Year can be a hell of a hard time for anyone who’s discovered the joys of use and the sorrow of addiction. Non-addicts may have a hard time understanding why this is so, so let...
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Recovery Community: No more agreeing to disagree
I long for a day when the recovery community in New Hampshire and beyond can work together to agree on some simple interests. And yes, I said interests – not positions, stances, or opinions. We must...
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Safe Station 2017: A year of progress in an unwavering battle against addiction
2017 was a year of significant progress in reducing deaths and continuing to provide rapid single point access to people seeking recovery services. That progress was a direct result of many, many...
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Saucerful of Secrets and a Sidewalk Symphony of Smells (and a postscript)
Much has happened during this time I’ve been down, some of which I’ll be able to share with the world shortly. One thing is that I’ve had meals with six (6) (VI) of the 14 folks I named on New Year’s...
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Recent reports of recovery’s death in New Hampshire are greatly exaggerated
One thing is becoming clearer, though: Recovery is possible, to a person and for any community, if we commit to the track we’re on. READ MORE #
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DHHS seeks federal waiver and public comment on expanding substance use...
As part of the process, the DHHS is soliciting public comment. A 30-day public comment period has begun and will continue through March 30, 2018. All comments must be received by 12 p.m. EST on March...
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A free-association scream (900 or so words of id-driven rage at addiction...
Readers know I’m not a God guy at all, not real interested in whether the Big Joker in the Sky is paying attention. Still, I pray 50 or 75 times a day, saying the same prayer over and over and over:...
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Trump: ‘This scourge of drug addiction will stop. It will stop’
President Trump's message to a community that has been ravaged by drugs was a welcome one. On Monday Trump came to Manchester to talk about breaking the chain of misery that drug addiction has wrought,...
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Boost for Safe Station from $333K grant for addiction, mental health services
The department expects the funding will allow RAPs programs to enter into formal evaluation and treatment agreements with 40 additional providers. READ MORE #
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