The holidays are tough for people in recovery

By Judi Currie jcurrie@seacoastonline.com

DOVER — The holiday season is traditionally a time for celebrating with family and friends, but for people in

St. John’s to host ‘Give This Christmas Away’ concert

DOVER — Enjoy the sounds of the holiday season during the free “Give This Christmas Away” Christmas concert being presented by St. John’s United Methodist Church on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 282 Durham Road.…

SOS RCO welcomes support coordinators

Somersworth — Deirdre Boryszewski, of Madbury, and Mark Coburn, of Rollinsford, have joined the SOS Recovery Community Organization as part-time recovery support coordinators for the organization.

“We’re excited to have both Deirdre and Mark join our recovery support team. Their …

Strafford County at the epicenter of Opioid Crisis

SOMERSWORTH — The fourth largest county in the state has the second biggest opioid problem, according to the recent state figures.
The New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative, a state reporting system that draws information from law enforcement, EMS and public …

Rising costs scrutinized at NHBR health forum

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The United States is not doing enough to curb health care costs, primarily driven by unnecessary services, excess administrative costs and inefficiently delivered services, said Ed Prewitt, editorial director of NEJM Catalyst and keynote speaker at …

SOS calls a lifeline for addiction recovery

DOVER — They’re just calling to say that they love you.
Giving love, support and access to resources to those in the early stages of drug addiction recovery is what a group of volunteers and employees SOS Recovery Community Organization …

Lack of funding, recovery housing cited as challenges in Dover

DOVER — Leaders in the recovery field and their community partners discussed what challenges them Monday morning during a legislative breakfast and panel discussion at SOS Recovery Community Center in Dover.

John Burns, the director of SOS Recovery, cited funding …

State of recovery remains top concern

DOVER — U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan talked about the state of recovery during a crowded legislative breakfast Monday morning in Dover.
The room was filled with state senators, state representatives, service providers and those in recovery from substance misuse who …