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This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

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A new episode is available of our Recovery Radio podcast. It can be found on iTunes and GooglePlay.

IRoar-the statewide recovery motorcycle rally-is coming through town on August 31 9-11am. Join us in welcoming them at the 1912 Center. Or, better yet, contact Staceyr@recoveryidaho.org and join the rally!

Lots of interesting special offerings this month!
7/12 and 19, 2pm Acupuncture for Recovery
7/12, 19 and 26, 5pm Recovering Parents
7/12, 7pm Latah Alliance on Mental Illness Family Support Program
7/14, 1-5pm Picnic at Ghormley Park. All are invited. Potluck.
7/28, 10-12 Learn to Crochet and Calm Your Mind
7/30, 6pm Recovery Peer Volunteer Meeting

July at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Narcotics Anonymous Mondays, 6 Tuesdays (Womens mtg) 5:30, Fridays 5:30
Recovery Peer Volunteer Meeting Last Monday of month, 6pm
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Free Meal or Snack Sponsored by Good Sam Tuesdays, 5:30-out of food
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Acupuncture for Recovery with Megan Baumgartner Thursday July 12 and 19, 2-3pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Recovering Parents w/Katie Stinson Thursdays July 12, 19 and 26 5-6:30
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays 5-6
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
PEER Social Activity: Picnic at Ghormley Park Saturday, July 14 1-5
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

July at the Latah Recovery Center

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The latest from our Write for You group: https://latahrecoverycenter.org/2018/06/27/write-for-you-your-clothes-in-categories/

Our July calendar has some unique offerings:
Acupuncture for Recovery with Megan Baumgartner Thursday July 12 and 19, 2-3pm
Recovering Parents w/Katie Stinson Thursdays July 12, 19 and 26 5-6:30
PEER Social Activity: Picnic at Ghormley Park Saturday, July 14 1-5
…and we have a new Narcotics Anonymous group meeting Mondays, 6pm.

Here is the full calendar:
July at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Narcotics Anonymous Mondays, 6 Tuesdays (Womens mtg) 5:30, Fridays 5:30
Recovery Peer Volunteer Meeting Last Monday of month, 6pm
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Free Meal or Snack Sponsored by Good Sam Tuesdays, 5:30-out of food
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Acupuncture for Recovery with Megan Baumgartner Thursday July 12 and 19, 2-3pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Recovering Parents w/Katie Stinson Thursdays July 12, 19 and 26 5-6:30
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays 5-6
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
PEER Social Activity: Picnic at Ghormley Park Saturday, July 14 1-5
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

Write for You: Your Clothes in Categories

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Write for You Blog

by Nancy Casey

If you want to be out and about in polite society, you have to wear clothes. So people tend to have lots of them.

If you were to count up all the people in the world and all the places and reasons they wear certain clothes, not to mention the clothes they own and don’t wear, and the clothes they wished they had, you would probably have a number equal to the number of stars in the galaxy or gains of sand in the Sahara desert.

What about your own clothes? Chances are you have quite a few. And different groups or categories of them, too. You can divide them into categories in many ways. Clean and dirty, of course. Or, whites, darks, and colors if you are standing in front of a washing machine. Underwear and outer-wear. Summer clothes and winter clothes. Hats, shoes and gloves. Pants, shirts and sweaters. Clothes you love and clothes you hate.

You can divide clothes into categories according to when and where you ought to wear them. Some situations (such as work, and fancy restaurants) require certain clothes. Other situations have special clothes that aren’t exactly required, but people tend to conform. Think of the gym, the beach, or church.

Do things that you always wear, like glasses and jewelry, count as clothes? What about a purse, satchel, or backpack that you never leave home without?

Do you have a collection of clothes that you never wear but don’t get rid of? Perhaps you expect to wear them someday, or maybe they have sentimental value. Do you keep clothes around because they belong to someone else?

In your writing today, think about all the different categories of clothes you have and write about some of your clothes by category.

Begin with any category at all. (In my closet… At home… My uncomfortable clothes… My favorite clothes… In the laundry basket…) Write about the clothes in one category, then move onto another category until the page is full.

Your page could turn out to be a big list of different clothes. Or you might have so much to say about the first article of clothing you write about that it fills up the whole page. Maybe you will decide to draw the clothes as you think about what you will write.

However your page comes out, give your work a title. Make sure the date is on it somewhere, too. Add any decoration and color that you think the page might need. Here is an example of what a person could write.

Share what you have written! Post it as a comment below. You can type in your work. Or post a picture of it. Here is an example of what a person could write.

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. Sometimes she teaches writing classes at the Recovery Center. You can find more of her work here. She offers (free!) writing help to anyone in recovery. This can be for any kind of writing project—resumes, letters, stories novels—email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.

This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

Our Write for You group leader is looking to start another writing group. This one of a 4 week duration, with specific goals to be decided on by the group. Any interest?Oh, and here is this weeks writing prompt:

Write for You: What You Don’t Know

National Recovery Month is September, and we’re planning another Latah Recovery Festival. You’re invited! Planning meeting is June 20, 4pm. Contact RJ (coaching.latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com) if you’re interested in helping. Or… just come to the meeting!

Did you know there is a statewide Recovery motorcycle ride? That’s right. Its called iROAR, and it looks like a lot of fun. Starting in Emmett, the riders can do all or part of a loop going to all the Recovery Community Centers in the state. The ride ends with a rally at the Capitol. The ride comes thru Moscow on August 31, and we’re hosting a pancake breakfast for them at the 1912 Center. Contact Darrell at this email addy if you want to know more about the ride, or help plan for the breakfast.

Here’s what’s coming up at The Center:
DON’T MISS THIS VERY SPECIAL TRAINING TO HELP PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: Stewards of Children Training Thursday June 21, 6-7pm
June at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Recovery Peer Volunteer Meeting Last Monday of month, 6pm
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Annual Board of Directors Meeting: Public Welcome Tuesday, June 12 3:45-5
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 (Womens mtg)
Free Meal or Snack Sponsored by Good Sam Tuesdays, 5:30-out of food
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Acupuncture for Recovery with Megan Baumgartner Thursday June 14 AND 28, 2-3pm
Stewards of Children Training Thursday June 21, 6-7pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays 5-6
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Fridays 5:30-6:30 (Open mtg)
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
PEER Social Activity: Fishing Saturday, June 9. rodsprague@nethere.com for details.
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

Write for You: What You Don’t Know

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Write for You Blog

by Nancy Casey

We all know lots of things. And we don’t know a whole lot more.

We don’t know the things we haven’t figured out yet. There are things we don’t know that we could know if we looked them up, or asked someone. There are things we used to know but forgot. Not to mention all the gazillions of things that nobody will ever know.

If you compare the things you know to the things you don’t know, what would that be like? A speck of dust in the ocean? A blade of grass on the lawn? Frosting on the cake?

It’s tempting to think that we should be smarter, or that we should “know better.” But if we knew everything, there would be nothing to learn. Would that make life boring? How much fun is it to hang out with someone who thinks they know everything?

Today in your writing, celebrate what you don’t know. Here’s how:

  • Begin with something you know. Things you know are everywhere. You observe them. You remember them. Starting with the words, “I know…” write one of them down. Don’t think about it very hard. Just write something.
  • Follow that with the phrase, “but I don’t know…”
  • Then finish off the sentence. If the first part and the second part don’t seem very related to one another, that doesn’t matter. Just as long as the first part is something you know and the second part is something you don’t.
  • Start a new line and do the same thing, beginning again with something you know and adding something you don’t know.
  • Fill up a page that way.

If you feel a little bit stuck and not sure what to write after the word “know,” notice how a little word often follows the word “know” when we talk. Know if… Know how… Know who… Know when… Know where… Know what… Know that… Know why…

If you are unsure about what to write, add one of those little words, and that will usually help you think up what to put next.

When you have filled up the page, go back and focus on things you don’t know. If there are things you wish you knew, draw a big question mark over them. If there are things you are glad you don’t know, draw a smiley face on them. Draw an exclamation point on top of the things that are impossible to know. Do some things get more than one mark? Do others get no mark at all?

If you want to draw other things on the page, do that, too.

When you have finished, give your work a title. Make sure the date is on it somewhere, as well. Here is an example of what a person could write.

Share what you have written! Post it as a comment below. You can type in your work. Or post a picture of it.

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. Sometimes she teaches writing classes at the Recovery Center. You can find more of her work here. She offers (free!) writing help to anyone in recovery. This can be for any kind of writing project—resumes, letters, stories novels—email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information

News Release from Senator Crapo Highlighting LRC

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IDAHOANS SAY OPIOID PARTNERSHIPS ARE WORKING
Crapo cites Latah County recovery efforts as he receives health care innovation award

WASHINGTON – Awareness about the dangers of opioid addiction is increasing, but are federal, state and local partnerships working to reduce the risk to Idahoans and Americans? Expanded commitment to fight opioid abuse through new initiatives at the federal level and assistance to states through programs included in the 21st Century Cures Act are reducing the opioid problem in Idaho, according to results provided by those working to address the crisis. Local recovery efforts were shared with Idaho Senator Mike Crapo as he received the American Life Sciences Innovation Council’s (ALSIC) 2018 Champion of Health Care Innovation Award.

“Health care innovation accelerates the discovery, development and delivery of new cures and treatments for a multitude of health problems, and is particularly critical in rural states like Idaho,” said Crapo. “The federal government must be a strong partner in programs to stop drug abuse and awareness and maintain a leading role in conducting medical research.”

Darrell Keim of Moscow is Director for the Latah Recovery Center, and says the center provides approximately 5,000 recovery support sessions annually, including recovery coaching and 12-step programs. Keim says since the center opened in 2015, thanks in part to federal funding, drug and alcohol-related crimes have been “down significantly” in the area. Statistics show police drug calls down by almost one-third and alcohol offenses cut by half since 2013. Keim credits the partnerships between local entities that receive funding from both the local, state and federal levels.

“What I find really amazing is the change in local crime since we opened in 2015 and now,” Keim said. “Our center offers 30 different workshops per week. We also have the Community Hospital Association of Spokane clinic and the Gritman Medical Center and the Center for Hope offering new programs, including access to a full-time psychologist.”

Retired Latah County Commissioner Tom Stroschein and Norma Jager, Administrator for Recovery Idaho, presented the health innovation award to Crapo. They said federal grant programs like those established in the Cures Act are critical to support community recovery centers that work in concert with treatment and criminal justice programs that are making headway in Idaho in the fight against opioid abuse.

The White House declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in October 2017, citing the loss of more than 59,000 American lives. As a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, Crapo supported the 21st Century Cures Act, a landmark health care innovation package that authorized federal grant funding to support states and territories in their efforts to assist individuals, access treatment and to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths. Crapo also supported passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which allows the Attorney General to award grants to states to address substance abuse and misuse, and promote recovery.

Crapo said federal dollars have been critical in the establishment of nine community recovery centers around Idaho as the state focuses on recovery access particularly in rural communities. The Senate Finance Committee has held multiple hearings to evaluate effective ways to address the opioid epidemic and actively continues to work on bipartisan legislation aimed at improving the federal response to the opioid epidemic. This week, the committee approved another initiative, the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorder Act. The new legislation targets improvements for opioid addiction for beneficiaries and families utilizing services through Medicare and Medicaid.

A report issued this month by the American Medical Association (AMA) noted progress nationwide in reducing opioid addiction issues, through steps like reducing prescriptions for opioids over five consecutive years. Still, much needs to be done since the AMA says more than 100 people die every day from opioid-related overdoses.

The Champion of Health Care Innovation Award, presented by ALSIC in conjunction with Recovery Idaho, Idaho Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation and the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation, recognizes Senator Crapo’s efforts in Congress to position America as a leading force in health care innovation.

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This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

TODAY IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING, and you’re invited. We’ll be looking at a new slate of officers, discussing our programs, budget, etc. Starts at 3:45.

Now is the time to register for Peer Support Specialist Training. Visit http://www.idahopeersupport.com/training to read the application instructions, Peer Support Specialist Training Guide, and apply online! CDA in September!!!
Check out Recovery Radio on KRFP Thursdays, 1pm. Or get the podcast on iTunes or Googleplay.
The latest writing prompt from Write for You is here: https://wordpress.com/post/latahrecoverycenter.org/1112
This weeks special features:
6/12 Annual Board of Directors Meeting. Public Welcome. 3:45-5pm
6/14 Acupuncture for Recovery w/Megan Baumgartner 2-3pm
6/14 LAMI Family Support Program 7-8:30pm
The full calendar follows.
June at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Recovery Peer Volunteer Meeting Last Monday of month, 6pm
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Annual Board of Directors Meeting: Public Welcome Tuesday, June 12 3:45-5
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 (Womens mtg)
Free Meal or Snack Sponsored by Good Sam Tuesdays, 5:30-out of food
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Acupuncture for Recovery with Megan Baumgartner Thursday June 14 AND 28, 2-3pm
Stewards of Children Training Thursday June 21, 6-7pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays 5-6
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Fridays 5:30-6:30 (Open mtg)
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
PEER Social Activity: Fishing Saturday, June 9. rodsprague@nethere.com for details.
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

Write for You: Start with the Sun

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

by Nancy Casey

Today, write about what happens when the sun shines.

Put the sun at the beginning of every sentence. Your sentences could begin in any of the following ways:

  • The sun makes …
  • When the sun …
  • Because the sun …
  • The sun influences …
  • After the sun…
  • If the sun …
  • The sun …

Those are a few of the possible beginnings. You will probably come up with more as you are writing.

Because the earth has spent its whole life orbiting the sun, you could probably say that the whole planet and everything on it is the way it is because of the sun. But be specific.

Try going outside and noticing as many things as you can that have been brought about by the sun. Some things can only happen in a shadow. Are those things caused by the sun?

When you are in a closed room with no access to sunlight, what things can you find that wouldn’t be there if not for the sun?

Can you notice the effects of the sun with your eyes closed?

What about when a sliver of sunlight comes through a crack in the closed curtains?

If it wasn’t for the sun, would there be sunglasses? What other things have been invented because of the sun? Pictures? Eyes?

Our eyes are very attuned to effects of the sun, of course. Yet not everyone can see. What about our other senses? Is it possible to hear the sun or taste it? What does it feel like? Does the sun change the way someone perceives the inside of their body? How does the sun affect emotions?

What does the sun do to plants, amoebas, dirt, or plastic? What else does the sun affect?

Fill up a page with your observations and ideas about what the sun does. When you have finished, go back through them and draw a star next to (or on top of) each idea that is personally important to you. Use different sizes of stars to indicate how important each of the things is to you—big stars for “really important” and smaller ones for “less important.” Will some things get no stars at all?

When you have finished, give your work a title. Make sure the date is on it somewhere, too. Add decoration and color to the page as needed. When you have finished, get out and enjoy the sun!

Here is an example of what a person could write.

Share what you have written! Post it as a comment below. You can type in your work. Or post a picture of it.

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. Sometimes she teaches writing classes at the Recovery Center. You can find more of her work here. She offers (free!) writing help to anyone in recovery. This can be for any kind of writing project—resumes, letters, stories novels—email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.

This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

Curious about acupunctures effect on Recovery? We have an interesting group on June 14 AND 28, 2-3pm. Acupuncture for Recovery w/Megan Baumgartner!

This weeks writing prompt from our Write for You blog: https://latahrecoverycenter.org/2018/06/04/write-for-you-your-inner-chameleon/

Check out our Recovery Radio broadcast, Thursdays 1pm on KRFP or the podcast on iTunes and GooglepPlay!

Here are this months special features:
We have some unique Special Features and new regular offerings for June:
Annual Board of Directors Meeting: Public Welcome Tuesday, June 12 3:45-5
Free Meal or Snack Sponsored by Good Sam Tuesdays, 5:30-out of food

Acupuncture for Recovery with Megan Baumgartner Thursday June 14 AND 28, 2-3pm
Stewards of Children Training Thursday June 21, 6-7pm
PEER Social Activity: Fishing Saturday, June 9. rodsprague@nethere.com for details.
Here’s the full calendar:
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Recovery Peer Volunteer Meeting Last Monday of month, 6pm
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Annual Board of Directors Meeting: Public Welcome Tuesday, June 12 3:45-5
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 (Womens mtg)
Free Meal or Snack Sponsored by Good Sam Tuesdays, 5:30-out of food
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Acupuncture for Recovery with Megan Baumgartner Thursday June 14 AND 28, 2-3pm
Stewards of Children Training Thursday June 21, 6-7pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays 5-6
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Fridays 5:30-6:30 (Open mtg)
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
PEER Social Activity: Fishing Saturday, June 9. rodsprague@nethere.com for details.
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!