‘We recover together’: Kayla McClure’s Story.
As director of Hazel Hills, you would never guess Kayla McClure battled addiction only five years ago. Her sobriety date was on Aug. 4, 2016, but addiction consumed much of Kayla’s life before then. Kayla’s addiction started around the time she was 13-years-old. It was a couple of years after her brother’s death that she […]
A Year in Review: ARC’s 2020 Report
“In looking back over this past year, I could have hardly envisioned the events that would take place in 2020. It was a year of fighting the drug epidemic during a global pandemic. From day one of the pandemic, ARC has remained open for business, adopting new methods and protocols to provide our essential services […]
A McDonald’s bag and a sister’s love: Justin Worth’s Story
Now 39 years old, Justin Worth will tell you to this day that his childhood was by no means tough. It was filled with a loving family who lived in a nice home and had stable incomes. “Really how I ended up in addiction, man, I was a jerk. I wanted to do my own […]
‘I know that God’s in the middle of it’: Jimma Vanhorn’s Story.
“From my earliest memories, I have struggled with addiction” For as long as Jimma Vanhorn can remember, addiction and substance use has plagued her life. Growing up, she came from a wonderful, caring family, but addiction took its hold on her when she was only 10. “It started out with drinking, drugs and slowly progressed […]
“Marching Through Recovery”: ARC’s Crown Recovery Center Kicks-off Month Long Shoe Drive for People in Recovery
SPRINGFIELD, Ky. – The echoing of cars reverberating overpasses throughout Kentucky may seem like a reminder of the bustling cities we live in. However, it is the white noise putting many people to sleep beneath bridges. Homelessness is prevalent despite so often not being visible to the naked eye. As Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) opened Crown […]
WATCH: ‘Addiction and recovery in the time of COVID-19’ on KET
ARC Senior Vice President of Administration Matt Brown recently joined Dr. Tuckson on KET to tell his personal story of recovery and share how ARC’s crisis to career model helps people achieve and maintain a life of sobriety. The nearly 30-minute interview also hits on how ARC’s footprint, which has now expanded into 20 Kentucky […]
ARC to open new addiction recovery center in Owen County, Ky.
OWENTON, KY: As Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) focuses on restoring lives, it aims to help revitalize communities. Senior leadership announced this week that a former hospital would soon house ARC’s newest women’s residential drug and alcohol treatment center in Owenton, Ky. The closest residential facility for women is at least 30 minutes away. Located at the […]
WATCH: The impact of addiction and the road to recovery
Recently, ARC Senior Vice President of Administration Matt Brown sat down for a taping of Issues and Answers with WYMT-TV’s Steve Hensley. In the wide-ranging interview, Brown discussed the struggles those in addiction have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the steps forward made in addiction treatment, and what is ahead at Addiction Recovery Care. Matt […]
Maternity center helps newborns and mothers battling drug dependency
As the drug epidemic holds firm grasp on Kentuckians statistics show 16 in every 1,000 babies in the state are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS’s) signs or symptoms. Meanwhile, the numbers are even more staggering in Eastern Kentucky, where some counties more than double that statistic at roughly 40 babies for every 1,000, according […]
ARC Welcomes New Senior Director of Healthcare Operations
ARC is proud to announce and welcome Paige Ross as the company’s new Senior Director of Healthcare Operations. Paige will come on board to add behavioral healthcare and & addiction experience, leadership, an added focus on healthcare compliance, as well as many aspects of general healthcare management. Paige will help healthcare at ARC merge with […]
