Established in 2017, The BreakAway is a non-profit, residential facility in New Albany dedicated to assisting women who are recovering from addiction. Our passionate Board of Directors, staff members, and volunteers are deeply committed to the mission of The BreakAway: to empower women, to confront addiction, to celebrate recovery.

 

According to the NCDAS, the United States has topped over 1milllion overdose deaths since 1999.  Indiana overdose rates are 28.5% higher than the national average overdose death rate. More than 98,000 people die from overdoses each year. According to NIDA only 13% of people with drug abuse disorders receive any type of treatment.  The number of available treatment options remains inadequate. While the BreakAway works to offer women with addictions hope for recovery, there is a continually long waiting list.

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The women who enter the BreakAway are required to hold a job and participate in established programs such as Recovery Dynamics, and the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The BreakAway provides an abstinence-focused, safe, positive environment that allows recovery to progress. By developing tools for abstinence, character building, and community partnerships within our six-to-nine-month residential program, our graduates are equipped to lead productive, healthy lives. Research has shown that long term recovery facilities, such as The BreakAway, support recovery and lead to positive outcomes including:

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• Higher levels of continued abstinence from substance abuse      

• Reduced incidence of relapse

• Lower re-arrest rates

• Increased employment rates

• Higher levels of reunification with children and families

 

Achieving an addiction-free and productive life is possible with the right support and care.