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Heroin Addiction: Faith-Based Recovery & Restoration

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Heroin is one of the most addictive illegal drugs on the streets today. What can be done to break out of this impenetrable prison? What can a friend or family member do for someone they see wasting away under its influence. This lens is dedicated to proving resources and direction for a holistic way out of this difficult journey.

 

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Detox , Recovery, & Restoration 

Faith-based initiatives seek restoration of the entire person!

Betel International : : Dedicated to restoring broken lives
Betel is a drug rehabilitation organisation dedicated to restoring broken lives. Operates in 60 urban areas in 16 nations. Check their "locate us" feature for all locations.
Betel of Britain
Betel of Britain is a caring, not-for-profit Christian community in the heart of the UK dedicated to restoring homeless and substance-dependent people to productive, independent lifestyles.
Living Free Recovery Services
A faith-based treatment program that is licensed by the Minnesota Department of Human Services to serve individuals 13 years of age and older. Located in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
New Beginning Ministry
A Non-Profit Alcohol and Substance Abuse Recovery Program Home.
New Life from Addiction: Kenward Trust
Offering hope for those who are serious about wanting to recover from drug and alcohol abuse and work towards a new life - free from their addiction.
Pat Moore Foundation: A Recovery Community
Affordable alcoholism and drug addiction treatment programs, suboxone and subutex detox for men and women. Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Orange County California. Free 24-hour hotline.
Renewal Christian Treatment and Recovery
A faith-based mental health program offered by Brookhaven Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
St. Christopher's -- Treatment Programs
Faith-based residential program in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Teen Challenge London - Offering Freedom from Addiction
Teen Challenge London is a project aimed at helping men & women aged 18-45 get free of drug or alcohol addiction.
Watershed Addiction Treatment Programs %u2022 Recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction
The Watershed is recognized as a leading treatment provider offering medical detoxification and rehabilitation for those suffering from the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction.
Yeldall Christian Centres
A UK Christian rehab centre for the treatment of substance misuse, located in Berkshire, England.
The National Association for Christian recovery
The NACR is dedicated to helping Christians recover from abuse, addiction and trauma

Books to Educate 

The Heroin Busters

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 10/11/2008)

60 Minutes - Addicted To Heroin (October 16, 2005)

Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 10/11/2008)

Teenage Heroin Abuse DVD

Amazon Price: $59.95 (as of 10/11/2008)

The Heroin Users

Amazon Price: (as of 10/11/2008)

Informative Articles 

BBC NEWS | Magazine | When heroin was legal
As recently as the 1950s, heroin was a popular medicine prescribed by family doctors. But growing fears about the drug's addictiveness led to the start of it becoming criminalised, 50 years ago.
Urban75 Drug information - Heroin, skag
A huge online resource of drug information, help and advice including cannabis, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, solvents, ketamine and more.
From Flowers to Heroin
The CIA describes how heroin is produced from the poppy.
ReasonOnline Article: "H: The surprising truth about heroin and addiction"
Jacob Sullum In 1992 The New York Times carried a front-page story about a successful businessman who happened to be a regular heroin user. It began: "He is an executive in a company in New York, lives in a condo on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, drives an expensive car, plays tennis in the Hamptons and vacations with his wife in Europe and the Caribbean.
How bad is Heroin Withdrawal?
Article by Jara A. Krivanek, from the Schaffer Library of Drug Policy
"Heroin Users Warned About Deadly Additive"
An article from The Washington Post, June 4, 2006.

Lifelines: Those Offering Advice & Help 

Heroin Helper
Complete heroin information.
Drug Abuse & Substance Abuse Information
Obtain pertinent drug abuse and substance abuse information from "The Partnership For a Drugfree America"
Talk to Frank: On Heroin
UK-based free confidential drugs information and telephone advice (24 hours a day).

True Stories 

Heroin Alert -- The Story of Erin Allen
Erin Allen wanted to be a Forensic Pathologist. She spoke French. She has a family that misses her terribly.
"I Miss You, Heroin" by Laura Lang
What most people don't understand about heroin is that there are two kinds of heroin addicts.
Heroin Killed My Sister
Karen Lynn Berry: 17-year-old Victim of a Heroin Overdose
The End of My Word as I Knew It: A New Year's Reflection on My Life After Heroin
An article by Seth Mnookin, Slate Magazine.
A homeless beauty and the beast, heroin: A slave to her addiction, young woman squanders her family and her potential
Article by Kevin Fagan, Staff Writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, March 25, 2006.
"Addicted to Love"
A group of mothers, wives and girlfriends featured in an extraordinary new exhibition tell Alexander Masters how having a heroin addict in the family changes everything. Article by the Guardian Unlimited (UK).
"Four more 11-year-olds addicted to heroin"
Article by Auslan Cramb (Telegraph.co.uk).
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