Residential recovery program prepares to open in Ludlow
WCAX
A residential treatment facility for addiction is preparing to open in Ludlow. It was made possible by the Divided Sky Foundation, which was started by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio.
An open house Friday at the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program gave the public the opportunity to look inside at a facility that officials say will help people change their lives. The 46 beds in the facility will fill up quickly over the next few weeks. Residents pay thousands of dollars each for a 30-day abstinence-based 12-step program.
“I hadn’t seen anything that teaches people how to work through the triggers and the cravings. What I saw was people stuffing them or medicating them instead of learning the skills needed to work through them, because they are going to come up again,” said Melanie Gulde, the center’s director.