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First, Inc. This is a NC outfit that
is working well for hard core addicts. Its a two year program. It has a
very high success rate. Cost is minimal. Addicts work to earn there keep.
I visited 11/00 and was very impressed. About 200 patients in 3 facilities.
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Hope Valley, Dobson, NC Website
www.hopevalleyinc.org Its a 28 day program that Tommy wished he could
have stayed longer at. God knows I'd been happy if he lived there the rest
of his life. But it was not to be sadly. Treatment will work it just might
take a number of times to do it. But if you are a parent there really isn't
much of choice with the exception of methadone for heroin addicts.
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Bethel Colony is a great faith based program. Its a 60 day program that
costs a whooping $25. They are in Lenoir, NC.
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Methadone is the gold standard for heroin addiction. I don't have enough
on it but here's a start.
also,
see heroin
on this site. Also opiates@listbot.com is a good list for methadone users.
go to www.listbot.com and subscribe.
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One list directory-A good place to go and learn more whether you are a
user or someone affected by a loved one's use. Directory
of addictions(11/99)
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Oxford House- treatment centers 700
of them around the country
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Recovery Community Support Program.
A main goal of this effort is to give those in recovery a stronger voice
in advocating for what is effective.
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OMA (Outreach Ministries of ALA)......director is Jim Summers. (oma35775@yahoo.com)......
It is a 13 month program. No cost to the
candidate. This is from Dar in N Georgia who's son is in the program.
e-mail is BtWoman52@aol.com Sept
2000
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The monroe institute. HOLOSYNC TYPE
TECHNOLOGY. There seems to be tremendous
research in this area. There must be
more authors who used this technology for drug
substance abuse problems.
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Stepone.org. located in winston-salem,
NC. Pretty sharp group of people in the treatment field. Also Publisher
of the Next Step
newsletter which is a great mag that i read religiously
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Substance abuse services
in Charlotte.
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"Assets" or "Strengths" approaches
to prevention. Darn good site
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Mothers of Addicts website
posted here 1/02/01
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the issue of
denial and confrontation is central to the treatment of
substance abusers. One is I would like to agree that
"denial" and
"resistance" can be fostered through inappropraite
counseling. If we
acknowledge that the person is in pain, and may not
be able to see the larger
picture of him/her self then it is our job to gently
assist that person to
recognize the consequences of their behavior. Additionally,
it is crucial to
recognize what will intrinsically motivate that person
to change, and
capitalize on that leverage. I learned through 15
years of working with
substance abusers that 1) I don't want to sound like
everyone else in their
life, eg. you bum,drunk, loser, 2) that my job is
to increase their level of
motivation, not accept my agenda, 3) that confrontation
is the ability to
present objective reality while maintaining the person's
dignity, and 4) not
only are people unique but it is important to take
into consideration gender,
age, culture, and family dynamics.
Pam Mattel- PMattel@aol.com
Lace,
As you know there is a definite stigma involved
with addiction. They
just did a survey in which (I don't
recall who was surveyed but there have been a few done as of late and
one
with physicians) those surveyed
believed addiction to be a disease but still connected it to will power.
Another was done and employers were
surveyed also acknowledging the disease aspect but when questioned
as to
whom they would hire a recovering
person or someone who wasn't the majority picked those that never dealt
with the problem.
In our field it is also very evident. I am happy to say that CSAT
has
funded I believe 19 grassroots groups
across the Country to start a drug and alcohol advocacy group like
NAMI
on the mental health side. Luckily
Pennsylvania was award two, one in Harrisburg and the other in the
Southeast. Harrisburg will be the
umbrella. It is called Pro-A State-wide and Pro-Act in the Southeast.
We
are starting one right now in our
County. This group's mission is to dispel the myths, educate
those in
the field and the general
population.. Hopefully eventually we will have a voice, impact
on the
best of treatments for our field etc.
It is made up of recovering people, family members and just interested
professionals who want to bring the
disease of addictions in to the millennium instead of the dark ages.
It
certainly is an exciting endeavor,
one long overdue for this population. This has always been a
missing
link for drug and alcohol.
Rosemary Nolan
Lace Call wrote:
> >From the SUBABUSE Email List:
>
> Mr. Payette,
> As a recovering addict, I feel I have to strongly
> disagree with you on your statement. I do not belive
> myself to be a loser, nor do I see any of my clients
> to be losers. I really hate this prejudice and cannot
> belive that someone in the field feels that way.
>
> Lace
>
> --- Bruce Payette <BPayette@sfasu.edu> wrote:
> > From the SUBABUSE Email List:
> >
> >
> >
> > Becky,
> > Why not find someone who was exposed to heroin and
> > turned it down. That's a
> > real hero, the user was a loser. Children need
> > strong clean models not
> > damaged ones.
> > Bruce Payette
>