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National Coalition of Ministers Offers Answers to Substance Abuse Problems
At a national inter-faith gathering of ministers in April 2008 in Oklahoma, leaders of the meeting realized that by working together, they possessed viable solutions to the problems resulting from substance abuse and addiction. To make these solutions broadly available, they formed the Congress of Inter-Faith Alliance on Addiction and established a new conference in August to distribute these solutions across the country.
Leading the effort to spread the news is Rev. James McLaughlin, an African Methodist Episcopal minister. Rev. McLaughlin serves as the Global Mental Health and Substance Abuse Director of the AME Church and the Chaplain at the Narconon Arrowhead Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Canadian, Oklahoma. Rev. McLaughlin announced the dates and agenda of the Minister’s Round Table Forum to be held on August 21 and 22, again in McAlester, Oklahoma.
“At our meeting in April, one startling fact that came to light was that most of the social problems suffered in our communities were related to drug and alcohol abuse,” stated Rev. McLaughlin. “The homeless, the jobless, the poor, spousal abuse, child abuse and crime were all points of concern rooted within the increasing substance abuse problems.
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2 comments:
Hi Kayakotto,
I was surprised to find out who are you. Good luck on your life goal. I really admire your efforts to educate people to be free from drug addiction. I do hope young people would get information and know how to get sober when they read your blog and your experiences.
To be sober and dare to stand up will require a great effort and willingness.
You can add in to your notes drug rehab music to help people to be drug addiction free!
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