For Families

Why Family Engagement in Addiction Treatment Matters

By Greg Phillips, MBA
Senior Vice President, Residential Treatment Division
Pinnacle Treatment Center
 

No one grows up completely alone.

Each person becomes who they are in context. Everyone is part of a group of …

Lifted out of addiction

When it was time for Jerome Candelaria to be released from jail, he begged the judge to let him stay.

“I said, ‘Ma’am, I can’t do this no more,’ ” he …

My Turn: Northern Pass and the land that gave me sobriety

I am the chief operating officer, and soon to be part owner, of Lakeside Life Science. We are a small biotech company here in New Hampshire, likely the only one …

CEO Joe Pritchard Meets with Speaker Ryan

Pinnacle Treatment Center Network’s goal is to stem the tide of substance use disorder. This means getting people into treatment early and getting folks to recovery. Our network provides residential, …

For Newborns Exposed To Opioids, Health Issues May Be The Least Of Their Problems

Among the troubling developments of the nation's opioid crisis: a large number of babies born prenatally exposed to opioids.

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Dear New Jersey: Let’s treat addiction as one

According to recent news coverage, over 28,000 New Jersey residents sought treatment for drug addiction in 2016 and approximately 1,200 died. The U.S. Surgeon General recently reported that drug addiction …

‘Deadliest Catch’ star Nick MgClashan says he was a ‘full blown junkie’ addicted to heroin, meth

Captain Wild Bill Wichrowski's longtime deck boss, Nick McGlashan, revealed he was a former drug addict during Tuesday's episode of Discovery's "Deadliest Catch."

And now, McGlashan detailed his addiction to fans via …

Guest column: Addict Marie is you and me

Marie is in her fifties. She is an attractive woman with grown, successful children, well educated and from a well-to-do family. She has spent most of her years in what …