The Opioid Crisis and Organ Donation

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a study of 52 areas in 45 US states showed that overdoses from opioids increased 30 percent between July 2016 and September 2017. In the Midwest, it’s more like 70 percent. That’s a staggering...

Kristina Flores Scholarship Awarded to Maranda Marie Leonard

True North Recovery Services has awarded the $1,000 Kristina Flores Overcoming All Odds Scholarship to Maranda Marie Leonard, a senior at Susitna Valley Jr/Sr High School in Talkeetna, Alaska. Leonard’s perseverance through a litany of childhood hardships earned her...

Do No Harm – The Opioid Epidemic

Join forces to present a hard-hitting night at the movies!!! Do not miss this! “Do No Harm” unflinchingly exposes the role of the pharmaceutical industry in the creation of the current opioid epidemic, while also compassionately probing the suffering of...

A Badge Is No Shield From Addiction: Michael’s Story

The word “addict” conjures different images for different people. But few of us would picture an officer of the law. In fact, police officers and similar professions marked by stress and anxiety (firefighting, EMS, etc.) are at high risk for addiction and substance...

Going Into Rehab Doesn’t Have To Mean Going Away

We’re always hearing about the rich and famous going into rehab. You might envision some lavish, gated property with lots of water features and palm trees, and certainly, those exist. But for most people committed to recovery, the key decision isn’t which place has...

An apology from providers to those we “help”…..

A letter to the family or person seeking treatment…….again   Let me start by saying, I am really sorry this is happening. I don’t say it out of pity as I spent some years in my own active addiction and in addiction treatment.  I just know how it feels and I’m...

Congratulations Solomiya Dezhnyuk on winning the KFOAO Scholarship!

True North Recovery Services created the Kristina Flores Overcoming All Odds Scholarship to encourage young people to continue their education despite overwhelming challenges they must face along the way. It was named after Kristina Flores, who tragically passed at...

How To Stay Sober

Getting clean and sober is one of the hardest things anyone suffering from addiction can accomplish. Going through a good treatment program can help you with your long-term sobriety, but what about the real life events that happen? How do you stay sober during these...