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Guide for Clergy Ministering to People With Addictions

Gateway Foundation

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 20.4 million people aged 12 or older experienced a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2019. Addiction is a pervasive issue in our society, and it affects people from all walks of life, including religious people.

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Native Americans and Opioid Addiction: Understanding the Problem

Relias

Perhaps even more concerning for the future, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated that over 5% of the total AI/AN population in 2019 struggled with opioid misuse. Extreme hardship created susceptibility to addiction. began to crack down on opioid use.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts. The SUPR division and its grants aim to help address the state’s opioid crisis and help citizens experiencing addiction. With SUPR, Illinois hopes to reduce substance use and overdoses.

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My Mental Health is Bad! Why and What Now?

Stop Abuse Campaign

Experiencing or witnessing abuse or chronic emotional or physical neglect , domestic violence , parental mental illness or addiction , or the loss of a parent can result in lifelong adverse consequences to our mental health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline – (800) 662-4357.

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The monster will get us, be quiet

Stop Abuse Campaign

Looking at her was the beginning of my addiction. I have Bipolar 1 disorder and am on many medications to keep me stable. I have a sexual addiction that comforts me. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline – (800) 662-4357. I was about 9.

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Members in the News – June 29, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Yahoo Brent Metcalf , a licensed clinical social worker specializing in alcohol and drug addiction counseling , specifies that parents should talk to their children about substance abuse no later than age 9, because that’s the age some kids are introduced to alcohol and drugs.

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Alcohol and the Immune System — What You Should Know

Gateway Foundation

Alcohol consumption can allow the hepatitis virus to persist as a chronic condition, and alcohol use disorder combined with hepatitis often accelerates liver disease progression. If you find it challenging to limit or stop your alcohol intake, it may be time to seek help for alcohol addiction. Septicemia.