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<p>Luzerne County&#8217;s first drug recovery support center officially opened its doors Wednesday after years of planning. New Roots Recovery Support Center at 121 Water St. is designed to help those who have stopped using drugs from relapsing by providing a walk-in place for guidance, socialization, information and programs.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">&#8216;Without them I would have failed, due to their love I&#8217;m good,&#8217; says Esther Crook of Pittston, right, as she hugs Sarah Helcoski of Jessup, co-founder of New Roots Recovery Support Center during Wednesday&#8217;s grand opening held at the center in Wilkes-Barre. Crook is a recovering drug addict and has been clean for 10 years. Her quote referenced Helcoski and co-founder Kristen Topolski of Drums.  </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_NewRootsRecoveryCenter3.jpg</photo0><caption0>&#8216;Without them I would have failed, due to their love I&#8217;m good,&#8217; says Esther Crook of Pittston, right, as she hugs Sarah Helcoski of Jessup, co-founder of New Roots Recovery Support Center during Wednesday&#8217;s grand opening held at the center in Wilkes-Barre. Crook is a recovering drug addict and has been clean for 10 years. Her quote referenced Helcoski and co-founder Kristen Topolski of Drums.  </caption0><photoCredit0>Butch Comegys | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_NewRootsRecoveryCenter4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Alonzo Delrymple, 45, originally from Wilkes-Barre, who now resides in Tucson, Arizona, relaxes with 4-year-old service dog named Maddie on Wednesday during the grand opening of the New Roots Recovery Support Center in Wilkes-Barre. Delrymple is diagnosed with PTSD. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_NewRootsRecoveryCenter4.jpg</photo1><caption1>Alonzo Delrymple, 45, originally from Wilkes-Barre, who now resides in Tucson, Arizona, relaxes with 4-year-old service dog named Maddie on Wednesday during the grand opening of the New Roots Recovery Support Center in Wilkes-Barre. Delrymple is diagnosed with PTSD. </caption1><photoCredit1>Butch Comegys | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_NewRootsRecoveryCenter2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">New Roots Recovery Support Center co-founders Sarah Helcoski, of Jessup, facing camera, and Kristen Topolski of Drums, embrace after receiving plaques and flowers from their employees on Wednesday during the center&#8217;s grand opening in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/web1_NewRootsRecoveryCenter2.jpg</photo2><caption2>New Roots Recovery Support Center co-founders Sarah Helcoski, of Jessup, facing camera, and Kristen Topolski of Drums, embrace after receiving plaques and flowers from their employees on Wednesday during the center&#8217;s grand opening in Wilkes-Barre. </caption2><photoCredit2>Butch Comegys | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>

Recovery support center opens in Wilkes-Barre