Lynn Nonprofit Offers Substance Treatment For Women

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December 01, 2015

Michelle Aguilar and Allison Lees prepare lunch for the other residents at the Project COPE Women’s Residential Program, an inpatient substance abuse treatment program specifically for women. (Jesse Costa/WBUR).

With heroin use increasing dramatically among women, a treatment program specifically for women serves those recovering from opioid addiction. WBUR's Deborah Becker visited Project COPE in Lynn.

WBUR: ‘I Feel Like There Is A Light’: Lynn Nonprofit Offers Substance Treatment For Women

"Looking around her new apartment in Lynn, 25-year-old Christina — who didn’t want her last name used — can’t believe how far she’s come in the past four years. During that time she’s gone from jail to working full-time as a medical assistant and living with her three kids."

This segment aired on December 1, 2015.

Lynn Nonprofit Offers Substance Treatment For Women

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