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Guided by a passion to educate and empower patients to pro-actively inquire about the short and long term side effects of prescription medicine before accepting them, MedShadow Foundation seeks to help people understand the risks & benefits of medicines and prompt discussions between the patient and health care provider. This includes asking deeper questions to a physician or pharmacist, looking at the pros and cons of prescription drugs, and if appropriate, exploring other options. We empower our readers to learn about prescription drugs and become an engaged advocate in their own health and wellbeing.

We believe that recovery from substance use disorder is possible. We consider it our duty to bring attention to the common misconceptions of substance use disorder. We seek to provide knowledge, hope and funds to help those families and individuals affected by this wide-spread epidemic and disease. "Save our families. Save our friends. Save our future."

NamaStay Sober is a Massachusetts-based charity whose mission is to aid those recovering from addiction by reconnecting their bodies and minds through complimentary yoga & fitness memberships, a practice of self awareness and wellness-focused community events. By becoming a member at a local yoga studio or boxing gym, participants are given access to create a new, healthy lifestyle alongside their peers.

Hope on Haven Hill is a 501(c)3, charitable, nonprofit, 24 hour residential facility for pregnant women with substance use disorder and their newborns for up to a year postpartum. On site comprehensive group and individual addiction treatment services are provided in a safe, nurturing environment, taking into consideration the need for trauma informed, gender based treatment. Co-occurring mental health disorders are addressed as well with individual counseling. Childbirth education, nurturing parenting classes, mindfulness training along with yoga, art therapy and life skills coaching are integral parts of our phased programming. Hope on Haven Hill is located in Rochester, New Hampshire and services all of New Hampshire as well as bordering towns.

Hip Hop Public Health creates research-based educational resources by harnessing the power of music and culture to improve health in communities that are underserved. Our vision is to achieve universal health literacy and health equity.

WellStrong's mission is to create safe,supportive communities of people in recoveryfrom substance use disorder throughexercise, wellness, yoga and meditation.

TO PROVIDE RECOVERY SERVICES AND STRUCTURED LIVING TO YOUNG MEN NEW IN RECOVERY.

Peggy Lillis Foundation is building a nationwide clostridium difficile awareness movement by educating the public, empowering advocates, and shaping policy.

A link leading from the past to the future, Gilly’s House is a residential program for young men who have struggled with addiction and want to continue their recovery. Gilly’s House offers a stable, structured, supportive and safe environment to achieve personal goals, while attaining the transitional life skills necessary to reintegrate into community life. Caring for the needs of each individual, Gilly’s House collaboratively works with each young man to develop personal goals and a plan to reach them. Gilly’s House offers the opportunity for social, educational and vocational growth. Gilly’s House prepares young men to re-enter life with a positive step forward, personal skills, and community connections to continue to meet individual goals and live a successful life of sobriety.

Halfway house for people in recovery from addiction

from the website: "Addiction is a disease, one that can be prevented and recovered from. At Power Forward, we take on this silent epidemic on three fronts. Through EDUCATION, by talking to at risk populations, sharing the risks, and risk factors, promoting compassion and understanding, pushing back the stigma, and creating opportunities for early intervention. Through EMPOWERMENT, by being there for people who are ready to change, showing what is possible with a sober life, offering scholarships that allow people to recover with Dignity. And through INNOVATION, by championing groundbreaking programs and research in the field of recovery."

Matt's Mission is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to end the stigma of drug addiction and to provide awareness of addiction as a disease, focusing on treatment, not punishment. Matt's Mission Vision - Individuals suffering from substance use disorders will be treated as patients of the healthcare system, not criminals. They will receive the treatment they desperately need and deserve without shame, stigma or judgment.