Author: John Donovan

Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Recovery

Dante once said, “The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of moral crisis preserve their neutrality.”  It’s time for us in recovery to speak out about the avarice and greed that has permeated our recovery community.  What I’m talking about is the alarming indictments that have been announced about two …

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Open Letter From Major John Donovan of Recovery Community Network

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The following is a letter from Major John G. Donovan of Recovery Community Network. Over two decades ago “Big Pharma” introduced a new pain medication to the market. It was known as OxyContin. It was marketed as a breakthrough in pain management as it was highly effective in relieving pain and it was non-addictive. Doctors prescribed, drugstores supplied …

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A Tribute to Matt Talbot

Matt Talbot was born in Dublin, Ireland. Matt left school at the age of twelve and went to work in a wine merchant’s store in order to help his family financially. He started sampling the wines at work and one-year later, at the age of 13, he was a hopeless alcoholic. For the next 15 …

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