This is a fantastic Ted Talk by our own NH Judge, Tina Nadeau; who has supported the Drug Court movement in NH strongly.
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Twitter; https://twitter.com/GovChrisSununu
Contact; https://www.governor.nh.gov/contact/
Needle Exchanges Now Legal in NH
Thanks Joe Hannon!
Read the article here; http://nhpr.org/post/needle-exchanges-are-now-legal-new-hampshire#stream/0
Recovery Coaching Why Are We Here Series
This training is traveling around to many Recovery Centers in NH:
June 23rd, White Horse Addiction Center; http://www.whitehorseac.com/
June 28th, Safe Harbor Recovery Center – Portsmouth; https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=safe%20harbor%20recovery%20center
June 29th, North Country Serenity Center; http://northcountryserenitycenter.org/
July 7th, GTFRC, Tilton; https://www.facebook.com/GTAFRC/
July 14th, Keene Serenity Center; https://www.facebook.com/Keene-Serenity-Center-245713058968823/
About this event
Bernadette Gleeson, trainer
This training will include a deep look at:
- Our beliefs about what addiction and recovery are, as to make sure that our beliefs do not cause any unintended barriers to the people we serve
- The role of a Recovery Coach (research/legitimacy on peer support and TRS)
- Quick history of Recovery Movement/RCO’s/RCC’s (where does it all fit)
- Numbers and research on recovery
- True deep look at multiple pathways
- ROSC, Recovery Capital, Recovery Management
- Coaches role in building Recovery Capital
Goals of Training
- Build on foundational knowledge that was learned in RCA.
- Provide contextual and historical knowledge to where and how RCO’s/RCC’s fit in the movement, as well as the research/foundational legitimacy around peer support.
- Hone current acquired skills, and add new skills and tools to amplify and elevate the
RC’s/volunteers experiential expertise.
- Shift the way that we think about, feel about, interact with, and deliver services to people with SUDs and people in recovery.
Learning Objectives:
RC’s/volunteers will:
- Learn historical context and knowledge as it relates to the Recovery Movement and where/how RCO’s/RCC’s fit within the movement.
- Differentiate between the role of a RC and all other service providers.
- Demonstrate an understanding of multiple pathways to/in/of recovery.
- Describe how/where RCO’s/RCC’s fit into Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care, what their role is in Recovery Management, and how to help recoverees build internal and external Recovery Capital.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the existing research on recovery.
- Define addiction and recovery in a way that the general public can understand – making sure that their language aligns with the possibility and probability of recovery with the right opportunities.
- Learn how to share their story from a place of light, and one that highlights how the general public can be an opportunity for people with SUDs to be alive in recovery.
- Practice repertoire of skills learned through completion of “journey work” at the end of each training – to be returned and evaluated by direct supervisor.
Manchester Family Justice Center Opens Its Doors
Congratulations Manchester Family Justice Center!
Read the Union Leader article at; http://www.unionleader.com/article/20170622/NEWS23/170629783
Rally ON! Rally 4 Recovery NH Information

NHPTV Road to Recovery Series
If you didn’t have a reason to donate and support NHPTV before, you do now.
Quote for the Week
“Improve your memory – tell the truth.” Toward the end of my drinking my memory got worse and worse. To start with, my mind was a big blur from being constantly loaded, or from recovering from a blackout. In addition, it got harder and harder to remember what story or excuse I had recently made up or who I had told what to. Because my drinking had become the most important thing in my life I had begun lying to protect it, and because most of the lies and stories I made up were followed by a drinking binge, I couldn’t keep anything straight. It’s no wonder people stopped hanging around me.
When I got sober and my head began to clear, I went right on lying and telling stories. As I worked the Steps what I realized was that I was lying to protect my ego and get my own way. I quickly found the truth in the statement that ‘self-centeredness and self-seeking’ was my natural state as an untreated alcoholic. It took a lot of inventories and conversations with my sponsor before I was ready to get honest. I also had to uncover, discover and discard a lot of character defects that were keeping me sick before I could fully recover.
Today my life is much easier now that my default is to just tell the truth. I no longer feel the need to defend or construct a big story because today I’ve learned how to be responsible and honest. Today I go through life looking for ways to be of service rather than to cheat or deceive. It’s a wonderful feeling to be able to look someone in the eye again and feel a part of the human race. And best of all, my memory has improved because today I tell the truth.
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DHHS Emergency Service Unit Issues Alert & Safety Instructions
carfentanil on Wednesday April 26th, following New Hampshire overdose deaths that have been linked to the substance. As a result, the NH Information & Analysis Center prepared a bulletin about carfentanil; UPDATE: The NH Information & Analysis Center issued an update describing the current trends surround carfentanil use in New Hampshire on May 23, 2017.
The NH DHHS Emergency Services Unit has released a flyer with instructions
on what to do if you’re exposed to carfentanil, as well as a flyer designed for first responders
who might come in contact with it. In addition, the State epidemiologist has released a Health Alert
on the deadly substance.