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Recovery Resources for Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) found here!

It is our goal to bring awareness to the Missouri Opioid State Targeted Response (STR) Project and provide information on treatment sites and how to obtain Naloxone.
This is What RECOVERY Looks Like!

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It's Time for Those in Recovery to be Visible and Vocal

The deeply entrenched social stigma around substance use disorders has kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden. We want to provide the tools, support, hope and encouragement for courageous recovery advocates to step out of the shadows of stigma and shame and speak up and out about their recovery process, experience and journey.

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Recovery Not Only Changes Lives, Recovery Unites Families and Strengthens Communities!
MRN Recovery Advocates Travel to Washington DC

Thousands of people showed up and 700 partners joined together for the first-ever rally and concert on the National Mall. The Surgeon General announced the country’s first ever report on addiction. This was the beginning of changing the conversation from problems to solutions for addiction in America.

MRN Mission

Missouri Recovery Network strengthens and empowers the recovery community by creating hope, healing and sustainable change through support, education and advocacy.

MRN Vision

Eliminate barriers to recovery for all affected by substance use disorders

RECOVERY is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

There are four major dimensions that support a life in recovery:
HEALTH- Managing ones overall health, making healthy choices that support physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing
HOME- Having a stable, safe and drug free place to live
PURPOSE- Having a purpose such as a job, school, volunteering and having the independence and resources to fully participate in the community
COMMUNITY - Having relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love and hope.

Training's

Certified Peer Specialist Trainings are Taking Place Statewide. These trainings are Free of charge due to a state grant.

Visit https://mopeerspecialist.com/ to sign up for the training in your region.

Recovery Resources

A wealth of information is at your fingertips in our Recovery Resources collection. Click here to go to Recovery Resources.

NARCAN Administration Information

Click here for instructional videos on how to administer NARCAN to Opioid overdose victims.

PEER Leadership Summit

2019 Statewide Peer Leadership Summit

May 28 & 29, 2019

Tan-Tar-A Resort | Osage Beach

Register Now >> Click Here

There are many studies that validate the effectiveness of peer support. Research has proven that peer support helps improve individual recovery outcomes. Now more than ever, there is a great emphasis on recovery from mental illness and substance use disorders. MRN’s goal is to help create a statewide recovery oriented system of care in which long-term recovery is the predicted and expected outcome for all individuals who engage in the recovery process. We believe that the utilization of peers in various settings will assist in this goal.

This Summit was planned to:

Create a peer statewide network consisting of engagement, sharing, learning, and networking;
Promote excellence in statewide peer support services through collaboration, learning and strategizing;
Empower and engage peer support providers in becoming active recovery advocates and leaders;
Provide educational tools and resources that promote positive recovery outcomes.

Peers:

Inspire hope that people can and do find recovery
Walk with people on their recovery journeys
Dispel myths about what it means to have a substance use and/or mental health disorder
Provide educational tools and resources
Support people in identifying their goals, hopes, dreams, and assist in creating a roadmap for getting there
Increase engagement in self-care, wellness, and self confidence

The role of the peer specialist complements, but does not duplicate or replace the roles of therapists, case managers, and other members of the recovery team. Peer specialist bring their own personal knowledge of what it is like to live and thrive with mental health issues and/or substance use disorders. They support individuals progress towards recovery and self-determined lives by sharing vital experiential information and real examples of the power of recovery. The sense of mutuality created through the sharing of experiences is influential in modeling recovery and offering hope.

WE INVITE ALL PEER SPECIALISTS, PEER SUPERVISORS, THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE PEER, AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH PEERS ON A RECOVERY TEAM TO ATTEND.

To Register >> CLICK HERE

Treatment for addiction should be like that for a heart attack: swift, sure and standardized

The No. 1 cause of death for those under 50 is overdose, but hospital care for addiction is confused and disorganized. That must change.

Check out this story originally printed in the June 4, 2018, edition of USATODAY.com:

USA Today Opioid Article

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A Story of Healing

"If you’re reading this letter, I imagine you have heard the term enabling and tough love: you’ve been told to stop enabling your child’s addiction, but love is not enabling. Love is lifesaving. Love leads us with breath and hope."

Laura Frazier writes a open letter about how her addiction affected her parents and the importance of family support during recovery.

You can read the letter by clicking below: