Retired NHL star Kevin Stevens teams up with gorgeous Golden Retriever and an experienced medical doctor to help people overcome addiction

What do you get when you combine a hockey legend, a doctor, and a dog? Of course, creating a new recovery program.

Through his nonprofit, Kevin Stevens has been making a difference in the lives of people in recovery since 2018. But now he combines the experience of a detox doctor. With the healing effects of dogs, they created a whole new rehabilitation program. it was the first of its kind.

Since he played for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins in the team’s Stanley Cup wins in 1991 and 1992, Kevin Stevens is a well-known hockey legend. But his athletic ability on the ice isn’t the only reason he’s attracted his attention over the years. It has been publicly known that Kevin has struggled with substance abuse and addiction.

However, in 2017, he swore he would change his life, and he certainly did. Since 2018, Kevin has been helping people get through Power Forwarda non-profit organization with a mission to end the stigma of addiction through education, early intervention, scholarships for sober living, and advocating for the achievements of people in recovery.

He has now teamed up with Michael Hamrock, a primary care physician and addiction medicine practitioner, to bring a A unique cure on the table as a recommendation for people who are in detox.

“Throughout my practice, my patients have told me over and over how much their pet dogs have improved their physical and mental health, so I thought we should add this to one of our services. I know this will help,” explains Dr. Hamrock.

Through them DOER (Dog Ownership Advanced Restoration) Program, A trained service dog will be sent to live with 12 men, all of whom live in a sober home in the Boston area. The first puppy on the show was a Golden Retriever named Sawyer, and the day he met his new housemates was a fun day.

“I believe meetings, medication, spiritual care and having a sponsor help with recovery. But dogs can provide security, prevent loneliness, help you re-establish relationships, help you find purpose and value, and provide unconditional love,” says Dr.

This program is the first of its kind in the US, and they believe that providing their residents with the opportunity to care for something and be treated with unconditional love, creates significant difference in their recovery.

Dogs can reduce stress, promote mental health, help with accountability, create a caring environment, and fill in the void of nurturing. Together they are interested in seeing how service dogs can play a role in helping addicts recover.

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