PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia organization is planning to open an addiction recovery center in Parkersburg, its fourth in the state.
Recovery Point of West Virginia will open a peer-operated recovery facility for between 60 and 100 men, using recently approved funding by the Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities, news outlets report.
The recovery center will be housed in a former National Guard armory. Site renovations will take between six months and a year once they start, said Recovery Point Executive Director Matt Boggs.
The center will, at no cost to the individual, house men suffering from alcohol and substance abuse for between eight and 12 months.
“We are confident the addition in Parkersburg will … add another pathway of recovery and become an integral part of the continuum of care, providing hope and recovery to those suffering from the vicious cycle of substance-use disorders,” he said.
Individuals participating in the program complete a 12-step program, attend life skills training and are given an opportunity to become a peer mentor. Residents contribute to their room and board through food preparation, housekeeping, building and grounds maintenance, security, peer-mentoring, and teaching.
Recovery Point already has locations in Huntington and Bluefield. A Charleston facility for about 100 women is scheduled to open in September.
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This story has been corrected to show that Recovery Point currently has two facilities open, with a third being renovated.
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