Casting Out The Evil: HELP FOR ADDICTION

This particular post is addressing the sickness that so many people have to deal with on a daily basis: ADDICTION


 I guess I will start out bluntly. METH is the root of all evil in my eyes. Money only becomes evil when you let it, but METH is truly the devil, Satan himself.  At least money reminds us in words printed on it, "IN GOD WE TRUST."  Meth, however, does not. It just keeps disguising itself to those who are weak to it. 

     

            Let me also stress, I do not judge anyone, I do not look down upon them for being sick.  Do I get angry, sometimes, but I look to the Lord to help me deal with that.  I just want their pain to stop. I want our pains to stop.  
       I only feel heartache. It is not up to us to make or lay judgement. Lord knows, I have made my mistakes as well. I have been weak. And then, I walked away from the evil.
        In writing this blog, I only look to reach out. I want all to know that the sickness of addiction isn't only hurting those with the addiction. It hurts all that loves the person with the addiction. It affects everyone and everything in it's path. Please, If you are sick with addiction, seek help.  

http://www.kci.org/meth_info/sites/drug_hotline.htm

Partnership for a Drug Free AmericA.
Drug & Alcohol Treatment Referral National Hotline:	1-800-662-4357
National Helplines:	1-800-HELP-111
PRIDE (Parent’s Resource Institute for Drug education):	(707) 458-9900
Narcotics Anonymous, World Service Line:	(818) 773-9999
National Alcoholics Anonymous:	212-870-3400

More Organizations

African American Family Services 2616 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55408 612-871-7878 or 800-557-2180 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters,Inc. 1600 Corporate Landing Parkway Virginia Beach VA 23454-5617 800-344-2666 (USA) 800-356-9996 (Canada) Alcoholics Anonymous World Services 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10115 212-870-3400 or 212-647-1680 American Council for Drug Education 164 West 74th St. New York, NY 10023 800-488-DRUG Referrals: 800-DRUG-HEL(P) American Health Foundation 320 East 43rd St. New York, NY 10017 212-687-2339 Boys and Girls Clubs of America 1230 West Peachtree St., NW Atlanta, GA 30309 404-815-5700 Camp Fire, Inc. 4601 Madison Ave Kansas City, MO 64112 816-756-1950 CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse P.O. Box 6003 Rockville, MD 20849-6003 800-458-5231 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II Bldg. Suite 900 Rockville, MD 20857 301-443-0365 800-729-6686 (National Clearing House) Center for Science in the Public Interest 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, Ste. 300 Washington, DC 20009-5728 202-332-9110 Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 618 Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-5052 Clearinghouse on Family Violence Information P.O. Box 1182 Washington, DC 20013 800-394-3366 Cocaine Hotline Sponsored by National Medical Enterprises (24-hour counseling and referral) New York, N.Y. 800-COCAINE (262-2463) Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) 901 North Pitt Street, Ste 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-706-0560 800-54-CADCA Creative Partnerships for Prevention Drug Strategies 2445 M. Street NW Suite 480 Washington DC 20037 202-289-9070 Drug Watch International PO Box Box 45218 Omaha, Nebraska 68145-0218 Families Anonymous P.O. Box 3475 Culver City, CA 90231-3475 800-736-9805 or 310-313-5800 Girls Incorporated 30 East 33rd Street, 7th Fl. New York, NY 10016 317-634-7546 (National) 800-374-4475 Hazelden Foundation Box 176 Center City, MN 55012-1076 800-257-7800 Indian Health Service, Alcoholismand Substance Abuse Program Branch Rockville, Md. 301-443-4297 Join Together 441 Stuart Street, 7th Fl. Boston, MA 02116 617-437-1500 "Just Say No" International 1777 North California Blvd., Ste. 210 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 510-939-6666 800-258-2766 Mothers Against Drunk Driving 511 East John Carpenter Freeway, Ste. 700 Irvington, TX 75062 214-744-6233 800-GET-MADD Nar-Anon Family Groups P.O. Box 2562 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274-8562 310-547-5800 Narcotics Anonymous P.O. Box 9999 Van Nuys, CA 91409-9099 800-467-7314

National Family Partnership 2490 Coral Way, Suite 301 Miami, FL 33145-3449 305-856-4886 National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics 1402 Third Avenue, Ste. 1110 Seattle, WA 98101 206-467-7686 National Association for Children of Alcoholics 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852 301-468-0985 1-888-55-4COAS (2627) National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids 1707 L St. NW, Ste. 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-296-5469 800-284-KIDS National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20847-2345 800-SAY-NOTO National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations 1501 16th, NW Washington, DC 20005 202-387-5000 National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. 12 West 21st, 7th Fl. New York, NY 10010 212-206-6770 800-NCA-CALL National Crime Prevention Council P.O. Box 1 100 Church Street Amsterdam, NY 12010 800-627-2911 (information requests) National Families in Action Century Plaza II 2957 Claremont Road Atlanta, GA 30329 404-248-9676 National Head Start Association 201 North Union Street, Ste. 320 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-739-0875 National Inhalant Prevention Coalition 1201 W. Sixth St., Ste. C-200 Austin, TX 78703 800-269-4237 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10A03 Rockville, MD 20857 301-443-1124 National Urban League: Substance Abuse Program 500 East 62nd Street New York, NY 10021 212-310-9000 Office of Minority Health Resource Center P.O. Box 37337 Washington, DC 20013-7337 800-444-6472 Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 800-666-3332 Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE) 50 Hurt Plaza, Ste. 210 Atlanta, GA 30303 404-577-4500 800-853-7867 Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington DC 20202-6123 202-260-3954 or 877-433-7827 Public Phone: 800-624-0100 Students Against Driving Drunk 200 Pleasant Street Marlboro, MA 01752 508-481-3568 Toughlove P.O. Box 1069 Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-7090 800-333-1069 National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 Treatment facility referrals and helpline 800-HELP-111

         I pray tonight, for all of those with an addiction, a sickness such as this one, that the Lord wrap his arms around them, and show them His way. It is such a beautiful path, the way of the Lord.  I pray, tonight, Lord, that you lift up  Your children, our sisters, fathers, mothers, brothers, lovers, saints, and sinners alike to Your Glory! Be with us all tonight to cast out the evil, and let in Your will, and Your will alone. In Jesus Name, Amen. 

"The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, and saves those who are crushed in Spirit." ~Psalm 34:18 

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." ~ Romans 12:2



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