You Are Not Alone!

Addiction can have a crippling effect on you and those around you, and can lead to health problems and behavioral disorders. But there’s always hope and there is always light, even in the darkest of hours. Connecticut Valley Addiction Recovery, Inc. can help you throughout your journey of recovery. We are committed to supporting you through medication assisted treatment, counseling, and case management to gain the necessary skills needed to live a long, life free from addiction.

Connecticut Valley Addiction Recovery, Inc.

A 501 C (3) corporation dedicated to the treatment and support of individuals with Substance use and related disorders.

If you’re reading this, then there’s a good chance that you or someone you know is suffering from the disease that is addiction. We’re here to help you overcome that affliction and we guarantee complete discretion. You don’t need to suffer alone in silence. Call us today and take the first steps towards a brighter future.

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Meet Our Staff

This is the team that will get your life back on track and guide you through the recovery process. Our staff of experts have gone through a rigorous training program in order to provide you with the support you need. We’ll be here for you and your loved ones, helping you recover and become the person you know you can be.

Dr. Frederick Lord

Founder of CT Valley Recovery Services in Windsor VT in 2007 to provide medication assisted treatment and 12 step facilitated recovery for individuals with substance use disorders. Dr. Lord served his fellowship in Addiction Medicine at the University of Florida-Shands at Vista treatment center in Gainesville. He is certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine, subspecialty addiction medicine. He is a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is also Medical Director for the Acadia Healthcare- Habit OpCo Comprehensive Treatment Center in West Lebanon NH. He is a board member of the Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine and of the New Hampshire Providers Health Program. When not in office he can be seen walking one or both of his beagles, Barney and Dudley, around Windsor.

Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Services

What We Provide

Healing the underlying behavioral and emotional problems contributing to your addiction is crucial to achieve long term sobriety. If left untreated, these issues can easily lead you to relapse, which would be a disservice to all the hard work you put into your recovery. Here our clinical team will work with you to identify and heal any mental and emotional disorders which contribute to your addiction.

Individual Counseling

Your personal history and circumstances make your addiction unique to you. This service is tailored for you and your addiction and focuses on educating you and making you strong enough - in mind and body - to be well. We will be with you every step of the way, motivating you and helping you to see that you are never alone in this tough journey.

Group Therapy

Group therapy we have found is important for long term recovery from substance use. With the value of learning from others, and from supporting others, it has been shown to dramatically improve long term abstinence and all around recovery.

Case Management

The vast knowledge a case manager has about the available resources in the area serves as a valuable tool for your recovery. A case manager can connect you with services within the program itself as well as with resources in the community. These are the individuals you or your loved one can ask for when you need to know more about the services that are available to help you combat addiction.

Help us help those who need it most.

Everything that we do at CVAR is centered around helping people live the best version of their life. We have significant challenges with mental health and addiction, which unfortunately are especially prevalent within the area we call home. You can help by supporting Connecticut Valley Addiction Recovery to directly provide comprehensive treatment for substance use disorders and related conditions by providing medication treatment, counseling, nursing intervention, and case management. 24.1% of adult individuals in Vermont struggle with anxiety or depressive disorder and 29.4% of adults in New Hampshire struggle with anxiety or depressive disorder. Addiction across the country and in both Vermont and New Hampshire has been increasing significantly over the past 10 years. Drug overdose death rates have increased in Vermont from 12.9 per 100,000 in 2011 to 42.3 per 100,000 in 2021. Drug overdose death rates have increased in New Hampshire from 15.3 per 100,000 in 2011 to 32.3 per 100,000 in 2021. Together with your support, we can help ensure that individuals in our community of the Upper Valley receive support for their addiction and mental health mental health challenges. We can help to do our part to ensure that they don’t become part of these strategic statistics. In 2023, CVAR had 9,012 unique patient visits and served 364 patients from 83 different communities. Please consider donating to help us address the life-threatening challenge of addiction that we have within our backyard and community.

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