Do you ever feel as though no one is hearing you… that no one can see you? 100% of those in addiction feel this way. They feel like they just don’t matter to anyone. They view the world as filled with people who hate them and who don’t see that as having any value. So, …
Today, on National Addiction News, I would like to spread hope. It's the hope found in Jesus Christ for a final end to addiction. Being accountable to God is the only answer. Accountability is found in His plan of Salvation. How you can be saved is found HERE. With all of my heart, I invite …
Continue reading "There IS Hope for a Final End to Addiction"
As true believers in Christ, we know that the Bible speaks volumes regarding fear, anxiety and depression. What God says is that they are all demonic spirits that cause oppression if we submit to them. . For me, I no longer have any of these because I have learned to walk my faith and walk …
Continue reading "Fear, Anxiety, Depression and the Link to Addiction"
The word addiction has two basic meanings. The first definition, and the one most of us are familiar with is “to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance.” Those who are addicted or “given to much wine” (Titus 1:7; 2:3), “drunkards” (1 Timothy 3:3) or “heavy drinkers” (1 Timothy 3:8) are disqualified from teaching …
Continue reading "HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS VIEW ADDICTION? Do They?"
Opiates are the MOST abused drug in the US today. In some people, addiction will begin in just 3 days or less. Most will be addicted within 4-6 weeks. After that, they will need detox to get them out of their addiction. The 6 week point is the point where doctors will escalate the addiction …
NARDAS is an alliance that we have recently formed that will: Bring Awareness to the dangers Rx Drug Addiction Educate patients on physician induced addiction (Iatrogenic Addiction) which is the #1 cause of preventable accidental death in the US right now Advocate for those affected Provide support to it's victims and their families Educate doctors …
Continue reading "National Alliance for Rx Drug Addiction Survivors (NARDAS)"
Kaylee Rodgers is autistic. When she began school, she wouldn’t talk or read in class. Now a video of her singing the lead in Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” has gone viral. It’s impossible to hear her sing about Jesus’ birth and not be moved by her gifts and God’s grace. Another video making headlines is the …
Continue reading "Why We Rejoice When a Girl with Autism Sings ‘Hallelujah’"
