Calling hours at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory Tuesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to NH Hope for Recovery.
Substance abuse is a serious issue for returning service members, who struggle with the disease of addiction, and due to financial circumstances, are unable to receive the treatment they need to put them on a path to recovery. This fund will help them through dedicated addiction services at Farnum North.
On Vivitrol: Can you imagine what something like this could do for our nation and the world? How many parents and families would be able to sleep at night, once again?
I started drinking more when I didn’t plan on drinking at all. Weekends started on Tuesday.
GOP Presidential hopefuls Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina and John Kasich will be in town this week, speaking Jan. 5 at Southern NH University during a forum looking at addiction issues.
With the standing order in place, any individual will be able to purchase Narcan from a Rite Aid pharmacist in New Hampshire. Rite Aid is the first pharmacy chain to sign a standing order in New Hampshire.
We need to take seriously the public health aspect of opiate addiction and overdose. Instead of focusing on filling more jail cells, we should commit to making more health resources available to those who need them. At the end of the day, drug addiction is solely a medical issue. I have been proud to work with my legislative colleagues here in New Hampshire to tackle these issues in a rational, compassionate way, and urge our representatives in Congress to do the same.
Teen Challenge, a faith-based recovery program, has expanded from a minimum stay of 12 months, to 15 months, with the newly added three-month aftercare program, which ensures participants leave with a job, money in the bank, transportation, and a place to live.
Heroin and prescription drug abuse have reached epidemic proportions in the state of New Hampshire, and Bedford families are suffering as well. Join the Bedford Police Department for a community discussion about the threat posed by substance abuse, particularly heroin and prescription drug abuse, and what is being done and what still needs to be done to effectively address this threat.
