Articles by NW Recovery Centers Editorial Team

News
Rhode Island Overdose Deaths Drop 50% Since 2022, Reaching Lowest Level Since 2013
Rhode Island reports 219 overdose deaths in 2025, a 50% decline since 2022 and the lowest number in over a decade, surpassing the state's 2030 reduction goal.
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Guides
Relapse Prevention Planning: A Family Guide to Supporting Long-Term Recovery
How families can help create effective relapse prevention plans, recognize early warning signs, respond to setbacks, and support sustainable recovery without enabling addiction.
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Massachusetts Opioid Deaths Fall Below 1,000 for First Time in Over a Decade
Massachusetts achieves historic milestone as opioid-related overdose deaths drop to 978 in 2025 — a nearly 60% decline from the 2022 peak.
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Guides
Setting Healthy Boundaries with a Loved One in Recovery: A Family Guide
How to establish boundaries that support recovery without enabling addiction, protect your own wellbeing, and rebuild trust in family relationships.
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SAMHSA Announces $40 Million in Funding to Prevent Addiction and Address Mental Health Crises
Eight new federal grant programs will support addiction prevention, behavioral health workforce expansion, and suicide prevention as part of the Great American Recovery Initiative.
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Oregon's Treatment Bed Expansion Passes 1,000 Mark, With Nearly 600 More on the Way
State officials say behavioral health investments will add more than 1,600 licensed residential treatment beds — a 45% capacity increase — with 1,067 already open and the rest scheduled within two and a half years.
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Hawaiʻi Selected for Federal CCBHC Medicaid Program to Expand Addiction Treatment Access
Hawaiʻi joins 10 states in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration, bringing enhanced funding for mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
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WestCare Opens 56-Bed Residential Treatment Center in Rural West Virginia
New 'Hope in the Mountains' facility in Buckhannon expands addiction treatment capacity for men in a state hit hard by the opioid crisis.
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Washington County Approves Final Round of 2025 Opioid Settlement Grants After State Reverses Course
Washington County, Pennsylvania commissioners approved four opioid settlement grants totaling $530,000 after the state trust reversed its earlier rejection, highlighting ongoing tensions in local fund allocation.
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