Steps 1 to 3: Give it up. Steps 4 to 7: Clean it up. Steps 8 to 9: Make it up. Steps 10 to 12: Keep it up. * borrowed from my friend JB >> Read 12 Steps with Bible verses Find a program: Alcoholics Anonymous: “Alcoholics Anonymous® is a … > read more
Doing street outreach the past couple of weeks at homeless camps in Greensboro (and at a tent city with multiple homeless camps), I’ve seen long-familiar faces and lots of new faces. I’ve seen homeless camps spring back up in places that had emptied out for a while. I’ve seen homeless … > read more
Kevin Barbieux caused a commotion when he posted this on Facebook: “For the love of God people, stop giving money to drunken panhandlers. These panhandlers are alcoholics and drug addicts. The money you give them will only go towards more alcohol and drugs, enabling their disease. With your money, these … > read more
“A new study says that drug treatment courts, which state legislators cut funding for in the recent budget, are effective at reducing crime and drug use. Drug courts also saved an average of nearly $5,700 per participant, resulting in a net benefit of $2 for every $1 spent, according to … > read more
HUD recently awarded renewal funds for existing homeless programs as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Continuum of Care Grants. Homeless service providers in Guilford County received a total of $1,449,318 — a modest increase of $8,244 overall from 2009. Most homeless service providers received the same funding as last … > read more
A frequently asked question from visitors to this site: Can crack cocaine come through breast milk? And the answer? YES. Â When a breast-feeding mom uses crack cocaine, she may pass the drug on to her baby through her breast milk, with serious effects: “Convulsions have been seen both in … > read more
I’ve been trying to assist a friend who wants and needs help with recovery from addiction. My friend doesn’t have the benefit of good health insurance. Few long-term addicts do. Serious addiction often leads to unemployment, and that means no insurance. Without insurance, treatment options are limited to local and … > read more
“…He had a massive heart attack from the first time he relapsed. He had been clean for so long he couldn’t get enough when he relapsed and it killed him. He was my best friend. I loved him so much…” This is the nightmare you most fear when you love … > read more
DayMark Recovery Services has been contracted to run the 56-bed Guilford County Substance Abuse Treatment Center on West Wendover Avenue — formerly run by Bridgeway Behavioral Health. From DayMark’s web site: Daymark® Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse … > read more
Addiction develops much more rapidly with cocaine than alcohol, often within a few weeks or months, and especially when smoked as freebase (crack). Thus, the dynamics of cocaine addiction are different from those of alcoholism, including its impact on the individual and the family. Cocaine addiction can be likened to … > read more