WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - A South Dakota-based recovery organization is looking to change how addiction is treated in North Dakota.
Face It Together, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is working to establish outposts in Bismarck and Fargo.
Face It Together advocates approaching addiction as a chronic disease and including employers in recovery efforts.
Jim Sturdevant of Face It Together says addiction treatment centers aren't getting people well and that the organization is bringing a new approach to the problem.
The group partners with companies willing to help fund employees' treatment and tries to encourage treating chemical dependency rather than hiding it.
Their plan includes offering long-term recovery coaches and working to shift public perception on addiction.