Bobby Brazell is a person in long-term recovery from Opioid Use Disorder.He is a Certified Peer Support Specialist, Recovery Coach, Family Recovery Coach, Certified ARISE Interventionist and Executive Director of Midlands Recovery Center. He currently is a Board member of The SC Recovery Coalition and Peer Support Commission. After more than 20 years in active addiction, he has a very strong recovery message he shares with others and family members who struggle with substance use disorder. He is a consultant to medical professionals and helped form the Inpatient Addiction Consult Team (I-ACT) team with PRISMA HEALTH. He is a public speaker and provider of continuing education credits for licensed professionals. He has also served as an expert witness in Opioid Use Disorder for the judicial system. His passion is to educate the public and professionals, so that they may glean knowledge from his lived experience, while erasing the stigma surrounding substance use disorders.
I have been a Certified TOT and one of the credentialing bodies for SC. I am a Certified Arise Interventionist and serve as a contracted employee for ARISE. I have held 5 credential classes for CPSS and provide continuing education.