Red River Treatment Center Highlights Hope โand Healing Duringโ National Recovery Month
Fast Parish, LA (September 29, 2025) – red River Treatment Centerโฃ marked national Recovery Month today with aโ community event celebrating individualsโค in recovery โand โreaffirming its commitment to combating addiction in Central Louisiana. For โover 30 โฃyears, โขthe center has provided crucial support and resources to those battling substance โขuse disorders.
The eventโฃ brought together staff, clients,โ andโ local leaders to acknowledge progress โขmade โคand emphasize the โขpossibility โคof recovery for โanyoneโข struggling. Speakers highlighted the importanceโ of a strong โcommunity in fostering individual โขand collective well-being.
“When we have a community, โa good โhealthy โcommunity that’s meeting all the needs of the people, we haveโ a โbetter chance of our โcommunity โgrowing and being healthy,” stated Dominique Teasley, a speaker at the event.
Board-certified addictionologist Dr. Joan Brunsonโ addressedโค the ongoingโข opioid crisis, emphasizing the vital role treatment centers like Redโค River play inโ addressing โคthe epidemic. She cited recent statistics from the coroner’s office, reporting 10 overdose โdeaths this year, seven of which were directly linked to opioids.
Leaders stressed the importance of perseverance throughout the recovery journey. “The t-shirts say we recover and never โgive up,” said Hunter Perret, chairman of theโ board. “I think those are the most critically important things.”
Red River Treatmentโค Center staff extended a message ofโข support to those โคstill seeking help,assuring them they are not alone. “Just lettingโ everybody out there know that’s out there on the highways and byways that you can recover,” said Jermaine Mitchell, outreach โฃcoordinator for the center. “You โฃcan recover from โขaโ hopeless state of mind and body.”
While September โis designated as โขNational Recovery Month, โRed River Treatment Center provides support and treatment year-round. โข
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