About Us

Drug misuse is a disorder of the whole person involving some or all the areas of functioning

• Cognitive, behavioral, emotional, medical, social, and spiritual problems.
• Physical dependency must be seen in the context of the individual psychological status and lifestyle.
• The problem is the person, not the drug

Rather than drug use patterns, individuals are distinguished along dimensions of psychological dysfunction and social deficits. Some shared characteristics.

• Poor tolerance for frustration/discomfort/delay of gratification.
• Low self-esteem
• Problems with authority
• Problems with responsibility
• Poor impulse control
• Unrealistic
• Coping with feelings
• Dishonesty/Manipulation/self-decetion.
• Guilt (self, others, community)
• Deficits (reading, writing, attention, communication)

The goal of treatment is global changes is lifestyle and identity. Some assumptions about recovery

• Recovery is a developmental learning
• Self-help and mutual self-help
• Motivation
• Social Learning
• Treatment is an episode in the recovery process

Certain precepts, beliefs, and values are essential to self-help recovery, social learning, personal growth, and healthy loving. Some example

• Truth/Honesty
• Hears and now
• Personal responsibility(“brother’s/sister’s keeper”)
• Moral code concerning right and wrong behavior
• Work ethic
• The inner person is “good”, but behavior can be “bad”
• Change is the only certainty
• Learning to learn
• Economic self-reliance
• Community involvement
• Good citizenry