Story by AL Vineyard. Photos contributed by KC Rafferty and Jen Gentry. More than 100 community leaders, representatives, and advocates from Stone and Taney counties met at the Branson Chamber …
Quit Before Christmas
Did you know that individuals in treatment for substance use disorders have extraordinarily higher rates of tobacco-related health problems than the general population. Research indicates that integrating tobacco cessation treatment …
CMH receives Missouri’s first Recovery Friendly Workplace designation
October 10, 2022 – Press Release from Citizens Memorial Hospital Citizens Memorial Hospital is the first business in Missouri to receive the Recovery Friendly Workplace designation from Recovery Friendly Missouri. …
Drug Take Back Day aims to rid area homes of unwanted medications
Drop off locations in Branson, Hollister, Forsyth, and Branson West Did you know that 53 percent of misused prescription drugs come from family and friends? The source of those prescription …
DUI Prevention Efforts Debuted During the Hollister Grape & Fall Festival
Think Twice partners with local community to reduce intoxicated driving rates Everyone thinks “It will never happen to me”… until it does. Tammy was the driver in an alcohol-related motor …
Local Municipal Leaders Recognize Recovery Month
The Ozarks is well known for hospitality and local leaders continue to establish that. City of Branson Mayor, Larry Milton, and City of Hollister Mayor, Lamar Patton, both took the …
2nd Annual Recovery Jamboree
The community rallied together for a day of fun, food, and fellowship, all in honor of Recovery Month. Twenty three community partners collaborated to host the Recovery Jamboree on Saturday, …
September is Recovery Month – Recovery is for Everyone
Recovery is for everyone because it benefits everyone. In recovery, we build new connections to ourselves, our families, and our communities. The Recovery Month theme, “Recovery is for Everyone: Every …
A Glossary of Some Important MOUD Terms
By RCORP-TA Being new to the world of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) can feel a bit overwhelming. Whether you are getting oriented yourself or are orienting …
IN CASE YOU MISSED NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, THERE’S STILL A WAY TO EASILY RID YOUR HOME OF OPIOIDS AND OTHER UNWANTED MEDICATIONS FOR FREE
Local residents who didn’t get the chance to participate in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 don’t have to – and shouldn’t – wait …