Valley Street Jail chief urges county lawmakers to approve $350K inmate drug program

read more…: Valley Street Jail chief urges county lawmakers to approve $350K inmate drug program

“Year after year we sit here and we have not taken one step. I think we bear a responsibility to the voters to try and do something. We have time to explore. The superintendent is here at every single meeting and he can report back to us on the progress of the program,” State Rep Mary Heath said. “Right now, a person who is arrested and put into the county system gets absolutely no special treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. When are we going to take action?”

Farnum Center North: Special focus on addiction treatment for veterans, first responders

read more…: Farnum Center North: Special focus on addiction treatment for veterans, first responders

Farnum Center North in Franklin is ready to welcome 10 new clients into the newly opened “Ray House,” named in honor New Hampshire’s well-known and generous restaurateur, Alex Ray, of the Common Man Restaurant chain, who donated $100,000 to help with the project.

‘If this isn’t a state of emergency, I don’t know what is’

read more…: ‘If this isn’t a state of emergency, I don’t know what is’

“When I hear ‘state of emergency,’ I think you’re maybe sending in the National Guard to set up some emergency field hospitals, and bringing in a couple of doctors and nurses to start pumping people through these field hospitals so they can at least detox, reducing the waiting lists and relieving already overtaxed staff,” said Holly Cekala, of HOPE for NH Recovery.

Here comes Seamus: Find Intown Manchester’s leprechaun and win a prize

read more…: Here comes Seamus: Find Intown Manchester’s leprechaun and win a prize

Starting March 7 Seamus will be hiding in downtown businesses on weekdays until Friday, March 18. Intown will write rhyming riddles about the leprechaun’s whereabouts and share them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Once Seamus is found, the business will award the finder a prize, and Seamus will relocate.

$500K endowment for Farnum Center to aid veterans battling addiction

read more…: $500K endowment for Farnum Center to aid veterans battling addiction

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.

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