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    Patrick's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Jul 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Patrick's Story

    BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF THE CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST PROGRAM HAS CHANGED ME IN WAYS THAT ARE HARD TO ARTICULATE -...
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    Lisa's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Jun 6, 2019
    • 7 min

    Lisa's Story

    Lisa Margotta Lisa is a person in long term recovery. What that means for her is she hasn’t used a drink or drug since December 26, 2012....
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    Caroline's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • May 21, 2019
    • 4 min

    Caroline's Story

    Caroline Bailey Caroline has fulfilled the curricula requirements to obtain her New Jersey State Certification as a Certified Peer...
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    Ella's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • May 9, 2019
    • 10 min

    Ella's Story

    Ella Hi my name is Ella, and I’m an addict. I’m 18 years old, and I’ve lived in Morris County for the majority of my life. I’m a...
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    Kelly's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 4 min

    Kelly's Story

    Kelly LaBar Kelly has been in long-term recovery since January 26 2003. She works in the recovery field as a CPRS and Project...
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    Gary's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 6 min

    Gary's Story

    Gary Rappold POOR OR RICH, BLACK OR WHITE, BLUE OR WHITE COLLAR, GAY OR STRAIGHT, IT DOESN'T MATTER While I was in the middle of my...
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    James's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Mar 17, 2019
    • 4 min

    James's Story

    James Fox James Fox is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist at CARES. Are you looking for support in your recovery? Call James Today...
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    Alicia's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Mar 9, 2019
    • 8 min

    Alicia's Story

    ALICIA COOK Alicia Cook is a best-selling writer and award-winning activist from New Jersey whose work has been featured in numerous...
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    Dr. Steve Aydin
    Stop The Pain
    • Mar 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Dr. Steve Aydin

    This is certainly a tough and broad issue. As a licensed, and board certified pain physician, I rarely find an indicated use for chronic...
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    Erika's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Feb 13, 2019
    • 6 min

    Erika's Story

    ERIKA SHORTWAY Erika Shortway is a person in long term recovery that has turned her experience with her own struggles with addiction into...
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    Loren's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Dec 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    Loren's Story

    NOT MY KID Being a parent of an addict I never even thought of the possibility that she would overdose. Always a possibility because it...
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    Michael's Story
    Stop The Pain
    • Dec 1, 2018
    • 5 min

    Michael's Story

    MICHAEL CAVALLO Michael Cavallo grew up just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. After injuries cut short his senior year as a college...
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    Ruth Ann Gaspari
    Stop The Pain
    • Dec 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    Ruth Ann Gaspari

    My story begins on March 17th 2013 when I got that dreadful call that my son Robert Rebyak age 26, was in the hospital accidental...
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    Jacqueline Szablowski
    Stop The Pain
    • Dec 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    Jacqueline Szablowski

    A little over 3 years ago, it was my second day in detox from prescription medication (Opioids). Off to rehab after a very traumatic and...
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    Holly Webb
    Stop The Pain
    • Dec 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    Holly Webb

    My name is Holly Webb Like many, my story started out being prescribed pain pills.  I was on then for a few years for multiple reasons...
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    The Perils of Opiates By John
    Stop The Pain
    • Dec 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Perils of Opiates By John

    THE PERILS OF OPIATES The twilight engenders loneliness, harbinger of wicked fantasies, eliciting images of Erebus. Pain overwhelms mind...
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    A Second Chance to Dance by John
    Stop The Pain
    • Dec 1, 2018
    • 6 min

    A Second Chance to Dance by John

    A SECOND CHANCE TO DANCE ...a second chance at life, faith and friendship, or morphine and me, what a strange dichotomy” It was dreary...
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