Tag Archives: narcan

What is a recovery coach?

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Melissa Killeen

What is a recovery coach, a peer recovery support specialist or a professional recovery coach? In 2013, I published Recovery Coaching – A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions, since then the duties and responsibilities of recovery coaches, … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, behavioral health, Drug Addiction, eating disorder, Gambling Addiction, Internet Addiction Disorder, mental health, opioid epidemic, Recovery Coaching | Tagged 21st Century CURES Act, CARA act, CCAR, ICF, iNAPS, International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium, international federation of coaches, medication assisted therapy, Melissa Killeen, naltrexone, narcan, peer rcovery support practitioner, peer recovery suport secialists, recovery coach, recovery coaching a guide to coaching people i recovery fro addictions, suboxone | Comments Off

A new ER resource – recovery coaches

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Melissa Killeen

In Rhode Island, more than 1,000 addicts have been brought from the edge of death due to an opioid overdose, thanks to first-responders and emergency room workers using the new lifesaving drugs Narcan and Naloxone. When patients are overdosing, first-responders or ER … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism, Anger, Drug Addiction, opioid epidemic, Recovery Coaching, Uncategorized | Tagged AnchorED, Barbabas Heath Opioid Overdose Program, Camden NJ, Center for Family Services, Eva's Village Recovery Center, Goodwin Community Health organization., LifelineED, Naloxone, narcan, One Voice for Strafford County NH, opioid epidemic, Patterson NJ, Providence Center, Stratfford Outreach Services | Comments Off