Learn to Cope Program Expands Into Pittsfield
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative and Berkshire Medical Center announce the opening of Learn to Cope in Berkshire County.
Learn to Cope, a peer-led support network for families dealing with the addiction and recovery of a loved one, has expanded to the Berkshires. In Massachusetts, there are 16 chapters, with Pittsfield now included, and one in Rhode Island. There are over 6,000 registered members on the Learn To Cope private and confidential discussion board at: www.learn2cope.org.
Learn to Cope offers support, hope and education at its weekly meetings and on its free and private online discussion board where members share experiences, strategies, and resources from their own journeys to help motivate their loved ones to treatment and recovery. Learn to Cope also invites guest speakers who are either in long-term recovery, or professionals in the field of addiction to speak at weekly meetings throughout the state. Learn to Cope is not a replacement for counseling, but it is another resource for families. The Pittsfield Meeting recently started on Nov. 18.
Learn to Cope provides nasal Narcan, an opioid antagonist that reverses a potentially fatal overdose. Training and education on overdose prevention as well as Narcan administration and enrollment is available at every LTC meeting. To date, this training is responsible for the reversal of thousands of potentially fatal overdoses in Massachusetts.
Learn to Cope Pittsfield meetings are held Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bishop Clapp building at 742 North St.
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