KOLR 10 Story on the Heroin Crisis in Southwest Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- More people in the United States are now dying from heroin and opioid overdoses than car accidents. That makes it the leading cause of injury-related death in our nation, according to the CDC.

David Stoecker is no stranger to addiction.

CARA 2016: A Call to Action

If you were wondering who CARA is, I have an answer for you. First, it is not a who but a what. CARA stands for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. It is the largest federal, bipartisan legislation to date for addiction support services, with $40-80 million toward advancing recovery  support and treatment services in local communities and states across the country with the goal of saving countless lives and addressing the opioid/heroin crisis we currently find ourselves in.

The Springfield Recovery Community Center: Our Current Needs

The last time I wrote I discussed the upcoming Recovery Community Center that will be opening with limited hours in Springfield on May 1^st. To read about what that is and what it will provide for the Springfield community, please read the blog I wrote: Springfield Community Center: Hope Starts Here Find out more about all Better Life in Recovery does here.  

We have multiple needs to enable the community center to help the community the way we want it to. Today I am going over the needs we have that when met will allow us to offer all of the activities, events and meetings we want to offer. I would ask that you read this list and share it with anyone who might be able to help us meet these needs.

Here are the items we need: