Personal Recovery Stories: Kurt’s Gift of Desperation
Recently, Jodi Tarantino – a program director at the New England Recovery Center and licensed [...]
Airing Addiction: Jodi Tarantino talks rock bottom, involuntary hospital holds and how they can better treat overdose patients
This week, the Boston Globe reported on the dismal results of the latest legislation for [...]
To Treat Substance Abuse, You Must Treat Mental Health Too
In observance of SAMHSA’s National Prevention Week (May 12-18, 2019), we wanted to talk about [...]
Why downtime and reflection is essential during your time in treatment
Guest Blog: Clinical Director Daylene Marshall Faris Recovery Center & NERC Residential Treatment Program One [...]
Are You Drinking Too Much? Check in During Alcohol Awareness Month
Profile portrait of a skater style teenager girl April is Alcohol Awareness Month, [...]
An open letter to families who just checked their loved one into treatment for addiction
GUEST POST: New England Recovery Center Family Engagement Specialist Ronald Burgess You just checked in [...]
Strength in Sharing: Obituaries Raising Addiction Awareness and Reducing Stigma
Addiction is a disease. Despite years of narrative to the contrary, it is not a [...]
Guest Post: Sobriety – The Gift of Freedom
It all started with a raid of my parents’ liquor cabinet at age 13. What [...]
12 Terms About Addiction You Need To Know
With the number of buzzwords and terms thrown around in discussions and in the media [...]
What Is Addiction?
Learn about the effect alcohol and drug addiction has on the brain and the 5 [...]
A Day in the Life at The New England Recovery Center™: Part Two
What to Expect at NERC’s Inpatient Addiction Treatment Program In follow-up to our [...]
Airing Addiction: Robert Eagan Discusses Prevention and Recovery
Robert Eagan, an interventionist and clinical director for Chris Herren, a former Boston Celtics player [...]
Top 5 Features to Look for When Choosing an Inpatient Rehab Center
When you’re looking to enter an inpatient rehab center, you may feel daunted by the [...]
2020 Drug Addiction Trends in Massachusetts
For many years in Massachusetts, drug use was rising at an alarming rate, with no [...]
College Students and Drug Abuse
College Students and Drug Abuse While parents may try to shield their teenagers from drugs [...]
















