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William Stauffer is the Director of Pennsylvania Recovery Organization Alliance (PRO-A). In recovery for well over 3 decades, he is a nationally recognized trainer and writer addiction and recovery. He has testified to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging and in 2019, he organized a hearing with the PA House Human Services Committee to expand opportunities for young people. He is a past co-chair of the public policy committee for Faces & Voices of Recovery and the 2019 recipient of the Vernon Johnson Award Individual Recovery Advocate of the year. He teaches Social Work at Misericordia University. He was recently named to the Leadership Council of Foundations for Drug Policy Solutions (FDPS) a national think / do tank where he serves alongside some of the most respected leaders in the SUD service system. In December 2022, Mr. Stauffer was invited to serve Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro & Lieutenant Gov-Elect Austin Davis on the state Human Services transition team.

Gratitude Friday – 9 5 25 National Recovery Month and the Giants Whose Shoulders We Stand On

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Note to readers – as a practice of gratitude, for over five years I have posted a weekly gratitude musing at Billstauffer.net. This week, I decided to post it at Recovery Review as well given the content. Just in case anyone may not be aware, September is National Recovery Month. As this link explains, National … Continue reading Gratitude Friday – 9 5 25 National Recovery Month and the Giants Whose Shoulders We Stand On

Definitions and Measurement of Recovery, Where We Have Come from and Where We Need to Go – Jason Schwartz

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Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series Interview – William Stauffer In April of 2024, William White asked me to present his keynote to the first annual Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science conference. It was titled Frontiers of Recovery Research and it articulates critical factors of investigation in respect to expanding recovery into the future across … Continue reading Definitions and Measurement of Recovery, Where We Have Come from and Where We Need to Go – Jason Schwartz

Social Transmission of Recovery as a Helix of Connectivity, not a Service Checklist: A Conversation with Dr David Best

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The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA … Continue reading Social Transmission of Recovery as a Helix of Connectivity, not a Service Checklist: A Conversation with Dr David Best

Cultural Coproduction in Recovery Science: A Conversation with Mark Sanders

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The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA … Continue reading Cultural Coproduction in Recovery Science: A Conversation with Mark Sanders

On Mattering & Belonging in Addiction Recovery, Older Adults and Beyond

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Mattering definition: being of importance; having significance in our own lives and the lives of others. Belonging definition: a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group and having a good relationship with the other members of the group because they welcome you and accept you. Mattering, belonging and connection have … Continue reading On Mattering & Belonging in Addiction Recovery, Older Adults and Beyond

Revisiting William White: Can Recovering People Drink? – A Historical Footnote with Current World Relevance – William Stauffer

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"So what does one take from this interesting historical footnote? History promises us important lessons if we sit at her feet and listen carefully to her stories.” – William White, Can Recovering People Drink?  I recently ran across a 2007 Paper by William White, Can Recovering People Drink? A Historical Footnote. He documents facets of … Continue reading Revisiting William White: Can Recovering People Drink? – A Historical Footnote with Current World Relevance – William Stauffer

The Tragic & Predictable Known Unknown Challenges of Medetomidine and Xylazine – William Stauffer

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Medetomidine and Xylazine have been in our drug supply for years, but their use is becoming increasingly prevalent on streets across America. They are typically being mixed with short acting opioids, primarily Fentanyl in order to enhance the synergistic effects. For readers, this is two plus two equals eight as anyone who ever had a … Continue reading The Tragic & Predictable Known Unknown Challenges of Medetomidine and Xylazine – William Stauffer

C-CHIME: Seeing the connected forest through the individual trees – A cascade model of building recovery capital through community and connections – Dr David Best, Bill Stauffer June 2025

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We can think about the people in recovery like individual trees in a forest. A forest is not just a group of individual trees; they are interconnected in what has been termed the “wood wide web.”  All the trees, plants and microbial organisms in a forest are in reality connected to each other. The wood … Continue reading C-CHIME: Seeing the connected forest through the individual trees – A cascade model of building recovery capital through community and connections – Dr David Best, Bill Stauffer June 2025