By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 5.21.2021 – When I was new to recovery, still growing and maturing, I looked to my predecessors for knowledge and guidance. I adopted a lot of their language and ideas; one of which was the idea that someone must hit “rock-bottom” before they’re able to accept help or engage…
Several Resources Are Available for Those in Need PLYMOUTH — The Police Chiefs of Plymouth County report that between Friday, April 16 and Monday, May 10 of this year, Plymouth County Outreach has documented three double overdose fatality incidents; three separate incidents where two individuals had used substances together and fatally overdosed, resulting in six…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 4.23.2021 — Ever feel like life and recovery are described and lived in the form of lessons? And that most of the time these lessons have to be learned the hard way? In fact, the entire story of my recovery, so far, is a big lesson learned the hard…
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth County Outreach will be hosting a spring drug take-back event later this month. The event is in collaboration with the Plymouth Police Department, the Plymouth Fire Department, South Shore Health, the Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative, the HEALing Communities Initiative and the Plymouth Area Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative. When: Saturday, April 24, from…
*To view the 2020 Plymouth County Outreach Annual Report, click here.* PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth County Outreach Advisory Board members and Police Chiefs would like to provide the following message relating to the recently-released 2020 Plymouth County Outreach Annual Report. “Twenty-twenty has been a year like no other. Plymouth County Outreach started the year with…
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 3.26.2021 — Substances are destructive, but they don’t just harm the body, they can also damage relationships. Friendships, marriages, and families change when alcohol or drugs take control of yourself, or someone you love. After years of abuse, recovery allows us to not only restore our physical health, but…
