Horizon Blog

The holiday seasons can feel like an eternity for someone in recovery. While the endless social events, many of which include drinking, may seem over-the-top, there are ways to cope and even have fun! Here are some ideas to stay sober, safe and have fun: Change your mindset. Instead of thinking about all of the […]

Horizon Village recently received support from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. An outdoor pavilion and playground were built on the Horizon Village Campus in Sanborn, NY from a contribution from an anonymous donor. A key element of successful recovery from substance abuse is the repair of stressed or severed family relationships. Horizon Village provides intensive […]

Horizon has a longstanding commitment to providing expedited access to the highest quality behavioral health services through employing the most advanced clinical practices delivered with data-driven operational and clinical efficiency. Our challenge, like that of all providers, is to respond expeditiously and effectively to the rapid and immense changes in our system of healthcare delivery. […]

This past Sunday, Hollywood lost an amazingly gifted actor – Philip Seymour Hoffman.  What’s even more sad is that three kids lost their father to addiction. Unfortunately, heroin overdose deaths are not uncommon.  The truth is that they are happening right in our own backyard.  In fact, according to a recent article in The Buffalo […]

Last month, the nation was shocked and saddened when Cory Monteith of the hit series Glee, died of a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol in a Vancouver hotel room. What’s surprising is that when people think of heroin, they immediately think of people using in abandoned buildings and back alley ways and not successful […]

Employee Spotlight: Nick Gazzoli Every day, Nick Gazzoli strides into his office at Horizon Health Services with great energy and passion to help his clients overcome their addictions and achieve recovery. “For me there is nothing better than watching someone progress from the darkness of addiction into the peace of recovery,” said the Senior Addictions […]

This article was recently featured in the Buffalo News.  The growing number of people in Western New York who are addicted to pain killers, are turning to a cheaper, yet deadlier alternative to get high–heroin. Painkillers to heroin becomes a cheap but deadly transition High cost of pills sends addicts to cheaper drug February 16, […]

We are often asked to share real-life stories of recovery. The following is a story that is sure to inspire you. Meet Mark, a Horizon client who has successfully turned his life around… Mark began suffering from severe depression when he was about sixteen years old. By his early twenties he had turned to drugs […]