CARE of Southeastern Michigan’s eighth annual “Ride 4 Recovery” has a twist this year due to COVID-19. Normally a one-day affair, this year’s event will take place virtually between Aug. 16 and 30. It always comes a month before National Recovery Month, in September, and promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment and recovery for…

CARE of Southeastern Michigan has a new president and CEO — Susan Styf. Styf took over the organization July 1 for Monique Stanton, who recently left the organization after initially joining it in the mid-2000s and became its CEO in 2012. She and her husband are moving to St. Louis due to his acute care…

For Michiganders struggling with addiction, the challenges they face are only made worse by the financial strain and self-quarantining so many of us are dealing with. But even with new hurdles, folks fighting addiction can still make a personal rebound. “You know, as much as people seeking recovery rely on the support, we rely on…

It used to take Lisa Cottaneo-Boska less than 24 hours to get the drug addicts she helps into a residential rehab program. But now, with the coronavirus pandemic raging and the environment ripe for relapse, wait times for inpatient rehab spots have grown to days and, in some cases, weeks — delays that can be deadly…

While the world adjusts to new social parameters, set amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, some individuals may be struggling with the challenge of staying at home. Self-isolation can be difficult for anyone, but poses an especially challenging obstacle for those in recovery. To provide an outlet for people in recovery who can no longer attend 12-step…