The addiction of James

How James fought a drug addiction by Jay Davis

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n the places where we have served, we have ministered to the various people we have seen walk through the doors. Yes, some individuals with material needs, some with spiritual needs and many with addiction problems come our way. Through our social services and education, as well as spiritual ministries of the corps, we desire to minister to the whole person. Defining the addiction for some is an easy task, but others choose to deny their addiction, and helping them can be difficult.

The addicted in our area include those with alcohol, drug and sexual addictions. This problem entraps all populations and racial groups. The primary focus in this post, however, is drug addiction. Sometimes individuals have come to our corps for social services or other assistance and now come through our doors seeking relief from their dependence. Our social services include our food pantry, rental assistance, utility assistance, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, GED classes, and our employment program - but as wide as our focus is, we do not handle addiction recovery specifically in our building. We must do what we can in-house but then make referrals to other centers that can help in the recovery process.

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