Forum: Close to Home
Topic: Real-Life Stories - Share comments on "Louis - Reclaiming Himself from Drugs."
Topic Posted by: Close To HomeDate Posted: Wed Mar 18 15:22:22 1998
Posted by: Cassandra Perry (cgperry@worldnet.att.net )
Date posted: Sun Apr 5 22:05:33 1998
Subject: Close To Home: Real Life Stories - Louis
Message:
I appeared on Mary Alice Williams' show following the encore presentation of Close to Home in NYC. My story was one which began with much promise, until I found myself living in an SRO with a crack addiction. By the Grace of God, I am now working on three years clean. While I credited Louis for saying I was "using but not useless," and for giving me the opportunity to work and regain some self-esteem in the intentional community which is STANDUP Harlem, I give all credit to God. There were some things I neglected to mention: 1) the support of a professional therapist is invaluable (my therapist first got me to consider that I might have a problem with drugs); 2) a "structured environment" could be a loving supportive community like STANDUP Harlem; it could also be the steps and traditions of an anonymous twelve-step program. My experience supports the assertion that "the therapeutic value of one addict helping another is without parallel." George Bernard Sh
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