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The Importance of National Recovery Month September 1st marks the beginning of the 27th National Recovery Month. National Recovery Month is intended as a month to educate the American population on the benefits that substance abuse treatment and other mental health services can offer to those struggling with substance abuse problems or mental […]
The stigma of addiction and mental illness As far as we’ve come as a society in our understanding of addiction there is still an overarching societal stigma that comes with being an addict or an alcoholic. The pervasive thought being that addicts and alcoholics are some shadowy figures lurking around the corner ready to […]
We are more than just a statistic Often times it is difficult to look beyond the statistics in life. This can be especially true for anyone living with addiction or mental illness. Guest blogger Victoria Jones is here, however, to share her story and why it is important to realize that you are more […]
Addiction recovery conferences and the Ascent app A couple of weeks ago we wrote about some of the events we would be attending this year relating to addiction and mental health. One of those events is the Ohio Opiate Conference which is being held in Columbus, Ohio next Monday and Tuesday and the other […]
The reaction to the Saturday Night Live “Heroin AM” skit was immediate on Saturday night and gained momentum throughout the remainder of the weekend. Many people informed on the heroin addiction epidemic or who have experienced the effects of addiction were outraged by the spot. There are several petitions circulating in response to SNL’s distasteful […]
Organizations fighting the drug epidemic There are informational and inspiring events taking place all over the country pertaining to mental health and the drug epidemics. In Ohio alone, we are seeing more of these type of events pop up. As we look to continue to learn and spread the word about the Ascent solution, we have […]
This year’s National Rx Drug Summit in Atlanta kicked off on March 28th and goes through March 31st. The Summit is the largest collaboration of professionals in the nation from all different industries impacted by Rx drug abuse. The event was organized by Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers and consisted of some powerful panels. One […]
Mental illnesses are prevalent in the world today and can lead to a variety of other conditions. Despite the efforts of many organizations to create awareness about mental illnesses and the importance of mental health, there still seems to be a lack of knowledge on the subject for many. In order to better explain […]
Sometimes when people in an industry are around like-minded people all the time, certain things are assumed. This can be isolating to people who aren’t accustomed to the same jargon and day-to-day activities. In order to prevent this from happening with our product, we are providing a brief and simple breakdown of exactly what the […]
Statistics on addiction relapse and how to address them Drug and alcohol rehab statistics show that the percentage of people who will relapse after a period of recovery ranges from 50%-90%, according to AlcoholRehab.com. Those are the facts and those numbers are staggering. Ascent’s founder, Brian Bailys, saw this first-hand as 90% of people in […]
The Ascent solution is live with its first peer-recovery coaches and clients CLEVELAND, Ohio – February 2, 2016 – ASCENT, an addiction-recovery solution that combines 24/7/365 virtual support from experienced peer-recovery coaches with an outcomes documented mobile app has completed their coaching hiring process and have announced their first customers. ASCENT underwent an extensive […]
How Shawn Pasch went from struggling with addiction to leading others to sobriety 2016 is already off to a great start for the recovery industry. There are exciting things happening all around the world with the addiction recovery community. Even many of the presidential candidates understand how important the addiction issue is and have made […]
What is the real cause of addiction? For so long, there has been a negative stigma placed on addiction. Instead of being viewed as a disease, many claim that “addicts” simply don’t have a desire to stop using. It has been perceived as more of a self-control issue where users are looked down upon or […]
It was a great day at the Ascent headquarters! Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming many of our peer recovery coaches to our offices for a meet and greet. Everyone had the opportunity to share their story and how excited they are to get started with Ascent. For anyone who doesn’t already know, Ascent […]
We cannot wait to introduce the Ascent service to the world! Our funding campaigns will be launching this week with the goal of raising enough to roll out Ascent to everyone who needs it. We appreciate your support and have created the video below to better explain how Ascent will change addiction recovery forever.