 All this month, get up to $50 off any Android smartphone from Appalachian Wireless. Any Android you desire. All $50 off with two-year agreement. Better service, bigger savings, that's today's Appalachian Wireless at East Kentucky Network Company. Seeking treatment for addiction is one of the most courageous and most important decisions a person can make. It's also one of the scariest. Medication is overwhelming, it's not exactly something that you're excited to be into, so when you go, you're scared first off about who you're going to be there with, and mostly about who you're going to be able to relate to. The staff at Mountain Center for Recovery and Hope in Prestonsburg is trying to alleviate some of their clients' fears by employing peer support specialists. Peer support is a person that's overcame addiction. We suffered with all the trauma and some co-occurring disorders, but we maintained recovery and have stayed substance free for a substantial amount of time. Peer support specialists give their clients something no one else can. Peer support honestly kept me there, you know, they knew exactly what I was going through and they knew exactly what to say, and when you tell a counselor how you're thinking, they're not going to have the same reaction that someone who is battling addiction would have. Peer support staff not only benefits the client, but the staff as well, because the benefit of one addict helping another is without parallel. It keeps me grounded in my steps. I have to keep working the program I was introduced to through Alcoholics Anonymous, and it was the 12 steps, and that keeps me balanced in my thinking, my motives, and my attitudes towards life. For more information on the Mountain Center for Recovery and Hope, visit the web address listed on your screen. Reporting from Prestonsburg, I'm Shawn Allen for EKB News.