Swampscott is continuing to build out its response to substance use by offering a second round of recovery coach training ...

Alma Avila, Addiction and Recovery Counseling certificate program director, poses outside her orientation classroom on Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely. Mayor Daniel Lurie said in April that ...

Addiction has long been one of society’s most enduring struggles. Treatment programs, 12-step groups, and clinical interventions abound. Still, the focus typically remains on the person using ...