27 September 2022
The Recovery Hub has now installed a memorial bench where visitors can sit and reflect on those we have lost to addiction. The bench is situated in the garden in front of a newly planted cherry blossom tree which will bloom in the spring and symbolises renewal and hope 🌸
Read more9 September 2022
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen was the Patron of one of our partners, Nacro, and through her lifetime, served to champion projects that helped those in need of support. We send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family.
Read more1 March 2022
Recovery Near You have taken to the road in their new mobile support unit. For 6 months our NHS team will be traveling around key locations of Wolverhampton to engage with the local areas and community. We are offering needle exchange, naloxone, DBT testing, assessments, brief interventions and harm reduction advise. We will also have […]
Read more13 December 2021
Christmas 2021 Newsletter
Read more18 November 2021
My name is Chris Cole and I am now the Service User Involvement Team (SUIT) Project Co-ordinator. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to introduce myself and to give you a brief history of where I have come from. I have been in recovery for roughly 9 years and have experienced many […]
Read more2 July 2021
Gardening interest is growing around Nacro, with our Thornhurt recovery hub, part of Recovery Near You (RNY) showing off their latest project. Volunteers Adam, Naomi, Olly, and Kelly, who have all under the supervision of SUIT volunteer co-ordinator Jason Spreckley, have all rolled up their sleeves to create a better space for the people we […]
Read more19 April 2021
In this blog, Charlotte Webb opens up about her experiences of alcoholism and being trapped in toxic cycle of binge drinking and withdrawal. After realising she needed help, she reached out to Recovery Near You who supported her to give up drinking and move on with her life. How it started Alcohol didn’t really interest […]
Read more11 November 2020
This year’s Team of the Year award has been given to Recovery Near You by ILLY, a national case management system that RNY has been using since 2013. The achievement was awarded at the virtual ILLY National User Group where there were presentations reflecting on how the year had gone, and staff from RNY accepted […]
Read more7 September 2020
Click the link below to read a number of short poems one of our service users has written charting their recovery. Recovery Near You Poems
Read more5 January 2018
How to recover from Christmas excess.
Read more17 December 2017
If you or somebody you know has a problem with alcohol or drugs this Christmas, support is available from many services across the city.
Read more25 November 2017
Recovery Near You’s first art exhibition was opened at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Here is the opening address.
Read more10 October 2017
Daniel Shaw explains the positive effects on Wolverhampton of the dedicated service that we provide.
Read more21 August 2017
Paul Uppal MP presented an award at Molineux to the winning team.
Read more2 July 2015
Last week, Recovery Near You staff spoke to shoppers at Asda and Waitrose in Wolverhampton about issues around drugs and alcohol.
Read more18 May 2015
Welcome to Wolverhampton Substance Misuse Service – a free, confidential service for Wolverhampton. We help anyone who is concerned about their own drinking or drug use or someone else’s.
Read more11 May 2015
“I am no different to anyone else in Wolverhampton. I just decided to make a choice.”
Read more26 August 2014
Our Wolverhampton Drug and Alcohol Liaison Team (DALT) recently received an award for their hard work and success.
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