The Morehead Inspiration Center is a residential recovery program, serving approximately 100 adult males, over the age of 18, that are seeking recovery from chronic alcohol or drug related addictions. The primary mission of the center is to strengthen the individual recovering from an addiction, support their families and to serve the community in which they reside. The Morehead Inspiration Center is one of ten across Kentucky that participates in the Recovery Kentucky Initiative, a not for profit organization, that was initially started by Governor Ernie Fletcher in 2005. This initiative was an attempt to address chronic addiction in Kentucky, a primary cause of homelessness. It is a 9-12 month recovery program that is peer-driven, teaches daily living skills, job responsibility, and provides practical living experiences within a safe environment (http://recoverykentucky.com/). To be considered eligible for the Morehead Inspiration Center the client must be male, 18 years or older, and in need of a support system to assist with recovery from chronic substance abuse. The client with limited resources or homeless, free of sexual misconduct, no previous acts of violence, compliant with any treatment for mental illness, does not require acute medical care, has no physical limitations, must be capable of group living and no court days within 30 days (http://recoverykentucky.com/). The center combines a safe housing environment with structured educational programs that incorporate the philosophies of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous is the original self help group founded on principles that provide support and encouragement for recovering alcoholics. New members are encouraged to work with a spon... ... middle of paper ... ...ences have thankfully sheltered me from witnessing a person suffering from a serious drug or alcohol addiction. Prior to this experience my knowledge was limited as to how one would successfully regain sobriety. I left the center feeling blessed, thankful that these men allowed me to witness a transformation in progress. Although I have been given the knowledge; I gained awareness that addiction truly is an illness. My thoughts and feelings will definitely be more tolerant and caring all while showing concern to those that I may blessed to be a part of their care in the future. References Fortinash, K. M., & Holoday Worret, P. A. (Eds.). (2012). Substance-related disorders and addictive behaviors. Psychiatric mental health nursing (5th ed., pp. 319-362). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby. Pathways [Brochure]. (n.d.). Morehead, KY: Recovery Kentucky, Morehead, KY.
Coming into the substance abuse meeting the student nurse was scared and nervous. She was scared of the reaction of the consumers and feared all the stereotypes she heard about typical alcoholics. Innervison gave the student nurse a new outlook on these types of consumers. She no longer looked at them as people who were just drunks and wanted to use AA as an excuse to make it seem like they are getting help. She never really looked at alcoholism as a true addiction; it seemed like more of an excuse to escape life’s problems. Sitting in and listening to these consumers gave the student nurse a dose of reality. The student nurse now understands alcoholism better and AA helped her realize recovery is truly a process that takes one day and one step at a time.
Alcoholism is as prevalent in my family, as blood is in our veins. When previously asked to observe 12-step groups, I ritualistically flocked to Alcoholics Anonymous, without consideration of the possibility that other groups had any potential to make an impact on me. I always pride myself in my ability to identify as an individual that is not ensnared in alcoholism, but unfortunately am an individual that was highly tormented by alcoholism. Through observation of the group and how it processed, as well as identifying how I felt as a new attendee, I was able to understand why self-help, support groups are so vital for individuals in recovery. I finally realized, I too am in recovery.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been around for more than 75 years. The biggest controversy about AA is if it is effective or not. Some people find AA to be an effective aid to sobriety; others find AA to be damaging and can lead to increased drinking. AA meetings are groups of people with the desire to quit drinking that help one another achieve and maintain sobriety. These meetings may include readings from the Big Book, sharing stories, discussing the traditions and 12 steps, and celebrating members’ sobriety. Because AA is anonymous, many people feel that participating in a study would be a breach
On February 27, 2014, I visited an Alcohol Anonymous (A.A) therapeutic group meeting called Another Chance. Another Chance is an intergroup meeting located inside the Concord Baptist Church of Christ, at 833 Gardner C. Taylor Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11216. Another Chance has been in operation for over thirty years, and holds open discussion meetings on alcohol use and prevention, every Thursday from six in the evening until seven o’clock. This group interaction with alcohol substance use and abuse focuses on helping all members regardless of race, ethnicity or culture, to abstain from drinking one day at a time; and encourages them to maintain healthy thoughts and emotions through the use of the “Twelve Steps and Traditions” of recovery and intervention approaches.
...meeting was one of awe and some relief. This meeting made me realize that I should really appreciate the things that I have in life because there are others out there who are way off worse. What I learned from the meeting is that the problem is not how much you drink; it’s what happens when you drink. Getting clean and sober is for those who want it, not those who need it. The key step for addicts is to maintain a motivated way of thinking once you start feeling good about yourself from making amends. I believe 12-step sober support groups can be extremely beneficial to the person attempting abstinence. The premise is that one addict can best help another and that by helping another you actually help yourself. AA is a fundamental example of how groups support sobriety in individuals as long as they are willing to follow a program and commit to changing their habits.
In conclusion, there are many different characteristics, descriptions, and resources out there for substance abusers. If one educate this population on the resource that is available and making it affordable then substance abuse treatment centers would increase like Health People 2020 would want it to be. The community needs to be willing to promote awareness for substance abusers.
For many, the 12 Step programs have been the best answer to addiction. In this authors opinion, it really is God who gets miserable alcoholics and addicts clean anyway. Though human beings have physical bodies, and live in a material world: "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts." Human beings may be a complex mass of neurological pathways: but we are persons - not rats! We may be deeply frustrated, or disappointed, or wounded. Though we may suffer terribly, we do have an infinite capacity to heal, to achieve, to love and be loved, to create and to contribute! No one deserves the misery of addiction. "There is one who has all power, that one is God: may you find Him now!"
The community organization that I choose to focus on is a recovery center for substance abuse that goes by the name of Darrel Strawberry recovery center. Recovery center is located in my hometown Deland, Florida that’s 30 minutes away from Daytona Beach. Just little background about the facilities it’s a 28 day reseindetal program that design to treat addictions, when you mention it addiction it cover all drug addictions that a person is facing with. Inside the program they provided medical detoxication and treatment to the patient, however this program helped a lot of people but some people have go back because of the relapse they are face with
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(Midway, Utah) Drug and alcohol abuse remain a problem in America. Thanks to the opioid crisis, more people now recognize this fact, yet numerous individuals still fail to receive the treatment they need to overcome their addiction. Chateau Recovery (chateaurecovery.com) looks to change that and has launched a new website to make it easier for individuals to find information they need on this topic. As tens of millions of people struggle with addiction every year and addiction impacts individuals, families and communities, obtaining help needs to be a priority for anyone with this disease. The more information a person has, the easier it will be to make a decision regarding the type of treatment needed.
I attended the “11th Step” meeting at the Newman Congregational Church. The 11th Step uses meditation as a form of recovery. This was an open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that takes place every Tuesday night. It was very difficult to find a meeting that was convenient for my schedule. They frequently took place at night when I had class, or on weekend mornings when I had to work. I originally sought help from a previous professor in finding a support group, however, Courtney and I ended up finding this particular one on our own through searching the internet. Although it was difficult for me to find a group that was convenient, I believe this particular time is the most accessible to those who had attended this meeting. The experience was overall very positive even though I was hesitant to attend at first, I did not realize how influential AA was to a recovering alcoholic before attending this meeting.
There are certain centers that offer drug based treatment programs. In this type of treatment programs, the goal is not to attain sobriety but to just reduce the harmful effects of the drug abuse. If your main goal is to achieve sobriety then this program is not for you.
The rehabilitation center gives its residents a sense of hope. This is very important to those who suffer addiction. After listening to the three residents tell their story, they each stated how their family and friends disowned them. They felt as if no one cared about them; however, this changed once they started the rehabilitation
Prison is not a center for rehabilitation or a place that will intentionally assist one in turning their life around; however, there are centers and services that their soul purpose is to help those who are addicted Celebrate Recovery, Recovery Village, Foundations, and the list goes on and on. For instance, Therapeutic/Recreation Therapists work to maintain or improve the quality of life for people with special needs through intervention, leisure education, and recreation. They work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, local government agencies, at-risk youth programs as well as other settings (40). Addictions are difficult to recognize early, and treatment is often complicated by psychiatric or medical illness, the presence or lack of support systems, and negative social attitudes (Summon). However, with the help of these services, fighting addiction is