Gary Blanchard has been involved in addiction and mental health counseling since 1998. He has an MA in Addictions Counseling from Vemont College of Norwich University. Gary is the author of Positive Path Recovery, Building and Maintaining Recovery, and Success-Centered Addiction Recovery Facilitation. Gary has led many classes and workshops and has presented at national conferences sponsored by AATOD and NAADAC. He is on the board of Directors of MAADAC, the Massachussetts affiliate of the National Association of Addiction Professionals.