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4/22/2025

Standing Together in a Time of Public Health Crisis

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At Rise Recovery, our mission is simple but urgent: help teens, young adults, and families overcome the effects of drugs and alcohol, and partner with our community to prevent substance use before it begins. We know the importance of early intervention. In Bexar County, the average age of first substance use is just 12.5 to […]

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The Call That Changes Everything It’s a typical Thursday evening when your phone rings. You recognize the number…the parent of your daughter’s friend. That’s unusual. You have a sense something’s amiss. The news isn’t catastrophic, but it’s far from good: he tells you that your daughter and his daughter were trying to obtain THC gummies […]

Evita Morin, LMSW As the CEO of Rise Recovery, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome substance use, I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating impact that unregulated cannabis products can have on our youth.  As April 20th, or “4/20” approaches, youth and young adults are typically made aware by their peers that this […]

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