Pope County Recovery Resources

07/09/2025

SUMMER LIHEAP IS OPEN 🎉 Gather your documents and get to the pop-up in your county!

07/03/2025

🧠 **Addiction Is a Disease—Let’s Stop the Stigma**
Addiction is not a choice. It’s a chronic disease that affects the brain, behavior, and decision-making. But too often, those struggling are met with shame instead of support.

Stigma turns pain into silence. And silence keeps people from getting help.

💬 . Instead of saying “addict,” let’s say “a person with a substance use disorder.”
🤝 . Recovery is possible—but judgment should never be the barrier.

Whether you’ve been there, love someone who has, or just believe in health equity, your voice helps change the conversation.

Let’s lead with empathy. Let’s end the stigma.

05/12/2025

05/12/2025

05/06/2025

We’re proud to announce that River Valley Medical Wellness CEO Dr. Kristin Martin, a recognized leader in addiction medicine and maternal health, has co-authored an editorial published in the prestigious journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. Her inclusion in this national collaboration reflects her deep...

05/05/2025

PSA 📢
After seeing posts of what drug take-back locations can take, we felt the need to educate.

DO NOT THROW OUT YOUR EXPIRED NARCAN.
Tests have been done on narcan that is 30 years old and it is only 10% less potent. That’s 90% still effective! And you can still save a life. If you have to have in-date narcan for your line of work, please reach out to us. We can get your unwanted narcan in the hands of high risk populations that will use it and may not be able to afford it otherwise.

Thank you 🫶✨

If you need access to FREE naloxone head over to nextdistro.org to requestedt via mail

Or if you’re looking for access to harm reduction, check out Nasen.org