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Connections in Recovery: A Key piece in sustaining sobriety

William Carrick, RN, MSN, CARN
Alcohol Detox, Opiate Detox, Recovery

Connections in Recovery I am very fortunate to maintain positive connections in recovery. I recently receive two phone calls from clients, both in the last couple days. One was from Angelina, who underwent an opiate home detox. And the other…

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