What an incredible day at NMSAS Recovery Center! This afternoon, we had the joy of hosting a free family BBQ for our clients, families, staff, and community members. We shared hot dogs, potato salad, chips, desserts, sunshine, laughter, and a whole lot of...
What Does “Recovery” Really Mean? There is no single definition of recovery that fits every person. For some people, recovery includes complete abstinence from alcohol and other drugs. For others, it begins with reducing risk, receiving medication, improving health or...
Recovery is about more than stopping the use of substances. It is also about rebuilding trust, creating new routines, discovering new interests, and finding people who understand the journey. That is why recovery groups matter. A gratitude group, book club, movie day,...
At NMSAS Recovery Center, we believe recovery is real, personal, and possible. We also believe people deserve more than services. They deserve support. They deserve dignity. They deserve to be seen as whole people—not as a diagnosis, a substance use history, a...
When people hear the word “recovery,” they often think about treatment first. For us, that means counseling appointments, medication-assisted treatment, clinical care, drug screens, and the many services that help people begin and sustain their recovery journey. Those...
At NMSAS Recovery Center, we talk a lot about being person-centered. But what does that actually look like? For us, that means we start with the person, not the label. It means we do not see people as “addicts,” “cases,” “problems,” or “noncompliant clients.” We see...
