On Wednesday the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services awarded $1.75 million to Watertown's Pivot for the creation of a recovery center for people struggling with addiction to opioids.
“This funding is incredibly important to the North Country community where we have seen too many lives torn apart by substance abuse issues. Pivot’s new recovery center has the potential to turn lives around and enable people to move on,” Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, said.
“This facility fits into a larger effort to combat the substance abuse epidemic that is sweeping across New York," the assemblywoman noted. "Recently I have worked to get doctors and other medical professionals the training they need to be ready to deal with opioid addictions. At the state level I have worked with my colleagues in Albany to ensure our state takes a forward thinking stance on the opioid and heroin epidemic, including legislation to limit the availability of opioids, increase the access to treatment centers, and get first responders the training and tools they need while they’re on the front lines.”
Pivot is a non-profit organization that works to reduce the negative impact of alcohol, other drug abuse and addictions in our community by facilitating a unified approach to prevention involving all sectors of our community in the provision of services, education and advocacy.
To learn more about the work Pivot does, click here to visit their website.