RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) -- Labor Day kicks off Recovery Month as all September addiction awareness is in full focus.

In Rapid City, a new addiction treatment center opened up to get people back on their feet.

Buffalo Plains Recovery offers 30-day and 90-day programs, and has a staff full of real-life experiences to help those struggling.

"You know, a great number of our staff have been through recovery themselves, so they can honestly relate to the people that come in and I think that those people who come in recognize that and really develop that trust fairly quickly here," CEO Ryan Letterman said.

Everyone inside the building has a passion for helping people fight these battles.

"I could read a book about what the gutter smells like, or I might have lived there for a year and then w

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