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 James “Bear” Bearden’s mission in life, he says, is “to share God, Christ and recovery,” and his multiple tattoos, biker jacket and headband proclaim it.
One of the multiple patches on his jacket says loud and clear, “I ride with Jesus” and another says “ Cry Freedom John 8:32,” a biblical verse which reads, “you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”
Should there be any doubt about the spiritual appropriateness of Bearden’s wardrobe, which is complemented by an earring and a necklace with a solitary bear claw, there is another patch on his jacket which simply states, “These are my church clothes.”
Bearden is a supporter of the Christian Motorcycle Riders Association and on occasion has traveled with the likes of the late James “Stroker” Wiggs, Neal Benschoff and others carrying the message of redemption to startled bar flies at saloons and other watering holes.
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by: Jeffrey Rose The importance that exercise plays in the health of the individual is now universally recognized. Everyone should be incorporating exercise into their life as a regular part of their life routine. As true as this is, there are special reasons why regular exercise helps those in recovery lead a healthier life. |
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By Nick Reding
Reviewed by Bill Kauffman
Published in the Wall Street Journal on June 9, 2009
Oelwein, Iowa, pronounced “Ol Wine,” is a small city of about 6,700 souls in northeast Iowa that Jay Leno reportedly once called “possibly the worst place in the world.” There are those who love it, though, and the effort of these faithful Oelweiners to revive their methamphetamine-dazed town is the subject of Nick Reding’s “Methland.”
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Late last year, I received a touching and gratifying letter from Cory W. at Tucker prison. It read, in part…
“Hello, my name is Cory. I am 27 years old, and I am incarcerated for possession of methamphetamine. I have been in prison for about two and a half years and nothing compares to the priceless inspiration I receive from reading your newspaper, One Day at a Time.
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It’s no secret. Prison inmates have a tough time staying out of prison after they have been released. Estimates vary but one, accepted by many, says about three out of four commit another crime or break parole and end up behind bars again. They call this “recidivism.”
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For young adults, staying clean and sober, especially in college, has special challenges, and, in response, Texas Tech’s “Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC)” program is now spreading rapidly to other colleges. To date, 44 have signed on.
 In April, the 2nd annual Collegiate Recovery and Relapse Prevention Conference at Texas Tech in Lubbock attracted more than 200 visitors representing 50 colleges and universities around the nation and others who work in the addiction and recovery field.
The visitors came to see how Tech’s CRC program works, and they came to hear the speakers, among them Dr. John B. Kelly, Harvard medical school psychiatrist who is also on staff at the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Kelly said, “As a whole, colleges are dangerous places for those in recovery,” but his research on the effectiveness of AA and other 12-Step programs with adolescents suggests the potential for a resource that has been relatively under utilized.
Dr. Matt Russell and the Director of the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery (CSAR) at Texas Tech, Dr. Kitty S. Harris, organized the conference. Dr. Harris has been contending with teenage addictions and recovery for two decades, and at the conference she announced a new $20 million fund raising initiative to speed up the replication of the CRC using curriculum developed under her direction at the CSAR.
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Read more... [In the fight against student alcohol abuse Texas Tech recovery program gains traction]
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The straight dope for parents
By Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Fireside, a division of Simon & Schuster
Reviewed by David Palmer
Near the end of Joseph Califano’s book, “How to raise a Drug Free Kid,” the author quotes a father who wrote, “Like so many parents, we didn’t heed the warning signs. We found an empty beer bottle in the backyard, we smelled pot on his clothes, we found an unidentifiable pill in the laundry room; we chalked these things up to normal teen behavior, but we were wrong.
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