Christianity and the Treatment of Addiction: An Ecological Approach for Social Workers, Pittman J and
Taylor SW
“Most
people can describe at least one instance of how alcohol and drug
addiction has had a negative impact on their own lives or the
lives of people they love. Children today, regardless of age or
ethnicity, grow up in a society where access to drugs and alcohol is
extremely easy. Parents who misuse alcohol
and drugs also influence how their children perceive and understand the
use of alcohol and drugs. At a Christian ministry conference
recently, participants
were asked to share how drugs and alcohol had personally affected
their lives, or the lives of people they know. Nearly everyone in attendance
shared stories about their sons and daughters, aunts and uncles, mothers
and fathers, and grandparents whose lives were negatively impacted by
addiction.
According
to the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction (2000), 10,000
deaths annually were attributed to alcohol abuse, as well as an
additional 10,000 deaths to illegal drug use, making alcohol and drug
addiction the third leading cause of preventable mortality in the
United States. Furthermore, Gallup (1999) suggested that addiction is
a common issue involved in most of the following social problems:
“murder and lawlessness, highway deaths, suicides, accidental
deaths, injustices, hospitalizations, poor school performance and
dropout, job absenteeism, child and spouse abuse, low self-esteem,
and depression” (p. xi). Addiction is a serious problem, and it is
imperative that we continue to try to understand”
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Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)
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