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Atheists & Believers: What are some good organizations you know of that fight against hard drug addiction?
Apr 16th
Question by Andy F: Atheists & Believers: What are some good organizations you know of that fight against hard drug addiction?
Here in Washington DC, there’s a group called “Second Genesis” that I’ve given money to that is supposed to be pretty successful in getting crack and heroin users off drugs, using a “tough love” method.
I think the founders / organizers are probably Jewish, judging from their literature, but I’m not sure of this.
Are there either religiously oriented or purely secular groups that you know about & recommend supporting, that are helping people to escape from substance abuse & addiction?
Best answer:
Answer by M to the R Mighty RA
A charity local to me is called Broadreach House, they supply clean needles and heroine substitute to people on the streets and house people who are coming off drugs and help them get jobs and their lives back. They are funded mainly by the local health authority, but also by public donations. So are secular, if a little new age in their philosophy
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is there an organization than can help people against alcoholism, without selling religion to them?
Feb 19th
Question by Dsfdsfdfs Fdsdsfdsf: is there an organization than can help people against alcoholism, without selling religion to them?
I wont get into debate about if its good or bad, though I personally think its fucked to endoctrinate people in their weakest moments, but, is there an organixation who really helps? even if you must pay.
Best answer:
Answer by Stryfe
Talk to your doctor – they have a wealth of non-religious based health advice and services – and if they push spiritualism on you, find a new doctor
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Interventionist Jeff Jay Explains Intervention against Addiction
Jan 8th
bi-polar disease, eating disorders, gambling addiction, sex addiction and other issues. He is the co-author of LOVE FIRST, A NEW APPROACH TO INTERVENTION FOR ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ADDICTION as well as a newly released book, AT WITS END, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN A LOVED ONE IS DIAGNOSED WITH ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS. Jeff Jay has appeared as an addictions expert on CNN, PBS and the Jane Pauley Show. … “Addiction Treatment” Intervention Interventionist LJAP “drug treatment” alcoholism …
Debt Relief – Common Sense is Your Biggest Asset in Your Battle Against Debt
Jan 4th
The tendency of people to rely on experts in financial matters has not changed. There is nothing wrong in listening to the experts per se. However, one must keep in mind that experts and the financial results were the ones who swamped the economy. Mindless creation of financial securities and transfer of risk to enable lenders to take unreasonable risks are the primary reason why the recession has become a global one. This is one reason why it is hurting our economy so badly. In the hindsight, the tactics used by experts seem to be devoid of common sense.
Hence, do not make the same mistake that you did in the past and rely on the word of the expert when it comes to debt relief. This is not to say that debt relief must be based on common sense alone. The technical aspects have to be explained by the experts. However, make it a point to compare, verify or check at all times. Do not be in a hurry to presume that advice given my expert must always be right. Make use of the World Wide Web to get in touch with large number of individuals facing the same problem as you are.
Find out what are they are doing to seek relief from debt. Tell them what you have been advised and find out what they have to say about it. The idea of verifying the words of an expert with uninformed and unqualified masses may seem odd. However, the person who is facing the problem of excessive debt and those who have reduced their debts successfully in the past will definitely be in a position to help you out.
The best part with relying on the web for debt relief advice is that you need not commit yourself. You may not be in a position to question an expert when you are in a personal discussion. However, you can always question the advice or tip suggested by even the highest financial authority in the country as long as you are doing it in privacy and anonymity of the World Wide Web.
If you are over $10,000 in unsecured debt it would be wise to utilize a debt relief network instead of going directly to a debt settlement company. Using a debt relief network guarantees that the debt settlement company you choose has been certified and has established success in negotiating settlements. They are free to use and a good starting point to begin your debt relief process.
Opinions Against Quit Smoking by Hypnosis
Jan 2nd
Smoking is one of the worst habits one may have, being addicted to nicotine is pretty much similar to being addicted to cocaine or heroine. Though many medical and scientific associations have underlined the similitudes between tobacco and cocaine no decisive steps have been made. There are many people eager to try such special methods especially if they are easy to implement. Alternative therapy has come up with quit smoking by hypnosis solutions. To quit smoking by hypnosis is a recent technique very contested by scientists as most doctors and scientists don’t accept the idea of influencing the subconscious. Though quit smoking by hypnosis solutions are controversial there are some people that say they feel better, so based on their declarations this new quit smoking by hypnosis treatment gains more and more favorable opinions.
If you run a simple search you will find a multitude of quit smoking by hypnosis solutions over the Internet. Such quit smoking by hypnosis treatments contain a simple mp3 file that must be recorded on a CD or DVD and played several times. There are many people that buy them and say they feel better. However, at the exact opposite pole, there ore others who say they’d rather go to an exorcist than turn to quit smoking by hypnosis. The products are advertised as the extraordinary quit smoking by hypnosis mp3s. Maybe you’ve seen some shows where people get hypnotized and bark like a dog or any other animal. Those things are real, so be careful to what you listen, I have nothing against those who appeal to such drastic solutions I just say that they don’t know to what they expose themselves.
Those who turn to quit smoking by hypnosis usually have tried other untested methods like yoga or any other alternative therapies, it is true that there is a small percentage of people that have an inclination to mysticism but before contacting some therapists that use quit smoking by hypnosis techniques try to find out the side effects of such a quit smoking by hypnosis treatment. The truth that any medic or scientist can confirm is that we know little or nothing at all about mysticism and what it involves. You can search for opinions on the Internet and you will find that many share my opinion underlying the dangers that can appear if you try quit smoking by hypnosis. However, if you come to work with a true professional, quit smoking by hypnosis may work as it is said to eliminate the desire to smoke from the most inner levels of the subconscious.
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Guarding Against Buying Into a Dry Rot Problem
Jan 2nd
One of the things that is inspected for when you’re looking to buy a house is dry rot; dry rot is a fungus that consumes the cellulose in the wood and thereby destroys the strength and structure of the wood on a cellular level.
Dry rot infestation is a bit of a misnomer; the fungi that cause dry rot actually require a relatively high amount of moisture to live and reproduce. The name dry rot originally referred to the fact that it was a condition of milled trees, rather than live ones. Ideally, dry rot prefers moisture levels of 28 to 30% but can sustain itself at levels damper than that as well. Constant saturation of wood or constant dryness wards against dry rot, however, constantly wet wood is at risk for other forms of rot.
Dry rot can travel through a building through materials other than timber and can spread quickly through your home which is one reason why dry rot is such a serious problem. If dry rot goes undetected—or worse, detected but ignored—then it is assured that the problem with get worse and may have catastrophic conclusions.
How do you know if there is a problem with dry rot in a home that you’d like to buy? Well, there are a variety of ways to tell. Wood that is infected with the dry rot fungus often shrinks or discolors; it also tends to crack against the grain into cube-like pieces as the fungus consumes the cellulose that gives the wood its cellular skeleton. Dry rot can also show as a skin over the wood or a cottony fibrous coating. The wood can also have a soft fungal growth that may look like a thick colored mold. A musty, moldy odour often accompanies dry rot. Your best bet when looking to buy a home—even if you do not suspect that it has dry rot—is to have the premises inspected for dry rot by an inspector.
There are some fillers that you can use to fill spots that have had the dry rot cleaned out of them which work to strengthen the wood and kill the fungus. There are also some good chemical liquids that can be applied to wood that prevent it from getting an infestation of spores, however any wood that gets wet repeatedly will be more likely to get dry rot even if these applications are used. The main problem is keeping the wood from getting damp in the first place.
Because of the seriousness of the structural damage that dry rot causes and the extensiveness of that damage it is best for a homeowner to call in a professional to determine the scope of the problem and to give an accurate idea of the work and money that will be required to rid the home of the fungal infestation. Do not agree to buy a property that has dry rot until you have an accurate idea of how extensive the dry rot is and who will be responsible for paying for the subsequent costs to fix it.
How do people feel about this and illegals?Missionaries for Compassion works against ‘tide of anti-immigrant s?
Jan 2nd
Missionaries for Compassion works against ‘tide of anti-immigrant sentiment’
SB81 » Group opposes Utah’s new immigration law.
http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_12582703
Provo » When Victor Rodriguez was in elementary school, teachers pulled him out of class to test his English proficiency every year, even though he was born in Provo and spoke English without a trace of accent.
It was one of the ways the son of Guatemalan immigrants was made to feel separate from his white peers.
After he graduated from high school, Rodriguez served a Mormon mission in Nicaragua, where he was continually impressed by the kindness and welcoming treatment he received from complete strangers. So, it seemed all the more jarring when he returned home to a growing anti-immigrant sentiment.
Now 25, Rodriguez is part of a newly formed group of returned LDS missionaries dedicated to reminding fellow Mormons how their sons, daughters or siblings were welcomed, fed and sheltered during their religious stints in Latin America or in stateside immigrant communities.
Missionaries for Compassion Toward Immigrants was founded by Aaron Petterborg, a 26-year-old Brigham Young University student living in Provo. The Texas native, who is white, served an LDS mission in Salt Lake City, preaching largely to undocumented immigrants, and was disturbed by many Utahns’ treatment of that community.
The group has 188 members on Facebook and a core of about 40 members who actively participate in gatherings. They volunteer for service projects and also engage fellow members of The
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in dialogue about immigration and immigrants.
“We hold antagonism toward immigrants in general and adherence to Gospel principles to be intrinsically conflicted,” the group’s charter states. Missionaries for Compassion has drafted a petition asking people to support the rights of all community members, regardless of their legal status.
Petterborg plans to have the group work with state legislators in upcoming sessions to change or repeal SB81, Utah’s immigration law set to take effect July 1.
But more important to Petterborg than persuading politicians is changing the mindset of Utah residents.
“Even more powerful than a political change is the change that happens with our communities,” he said. “What people think is much more important than what a law says.”
Petterborg points to scriptural references that he says teach compassion toward all of God’s children. One example is the Book of Mormon story of King Benjamin in Mosiah Chapter 4, where the king admonishes his subjects not to turn away anyone in need of help, and not to blame them for their situation. The lesson culminates in the thought: “Are we not all beggars?”
The group references the church’s belief that all souls need “saving ordinances” – sacred rites including baptism and temple ceremonies – to get into heaven and that immigrants willing “to deal with their documentation status” should be allowed such ordinances even though they have broken immigration law.
But Ron Mortensen, of the Utah Coalition on Illegal Immigration, calls the group’s stance hypocritical. A returned LDS missionary himself, he stresses the religion’s Twelfth Article of Faith, which mandates all Mormons follow the rule of law.
“You can be baptized if you’re an illegal alien using stolen documents and someone else’s identity and committing perjury on an I-9 form, but they couldn’t be baptized for drinking a cup of tea,” he said.
“It just seems [Missionaries for Compassion] really are working out of pure compassion and totally out of emotion,” Mortensen said. “If they are so concerned about these individuals, are they willing to give them their names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth so they can limit the damage they are doing to other people in order to get jobs?”
But the group’s goal is lauded by Latino community activist Michael Clara, who is in the leadership of a Spanish-speaking LDS congregation.
“I applaud this group, but I think it’s an indictment of people that we have to have returned missionaries teach us the value of and need for exercising Christian values,” Clara said. “I think it’s needed to open our eyes to the reality of practicing our religion.”
Missionaries for Compassion member Raquel Zarco Gonzalez, who is from Mexico City and served her LDS mission there before attending BYU, said she faced some hostility when she first arrived.
“Many people believe that illegal immigrants come to cause trouble, but students who come here to go to the university come here for the same reasons, and some students are legal, some not,” Zarco Gonzalez said. “The reasons are not different. I want people to see beyond papers and see the real reasons people are here.”
Missionaries for Compassion is quick with the disclaimer that it does not represent the LDS Church’s official stance. The members are simply interpr
BADD: Bikers Against Drunk Drivers
Jan 2nd
There are a number of movements against drunken driving and alcohol abuse. One such movement is BADD. In other words Bikers against Drunk Drivers is an organization formed to fight against drunken driving and the dire consequences as a result of such irresponsible driving attitude.
BADD: Bikers Against Drunk Drivers
It was in 1986 that a non profit organization was formed to reduce the incidence of drunken driving accidents with the help of awareness programs in the form of tours, events and media advertisements. In addition to awareness programs against drunken driving accidents they also work towards creating emergency fund for individuals who are victims of such drunken driving accidents.
The BADD organization was formed consequent to the occurrence of tragic accidents in Perkins family. One in 1973 which claimed the life of Kim Perkins and the other in 1978 where Danny Perkins met with a head on collision with a taxi. Both the accidents where caused because of drunk driving. While Danny Perkins recovered after several months, Kim Perkins died due to several internal injuries. Soon after recovery Danny Perkins decided to start movements that will help in making people aware of drunken driving tragedies and help those in distress due to drunken driving accidents.
BADD – The Organization
The organization is active in its service and is conducting various awareness programs across the country. The details of the programs are available in their website http://www.baddcentral.com/news/news.asp. In addition to this they have organized a memorial for those who died due to drunken driving accidents. By this they bring to the notice of the world that many people unfortunately die due to drunken driving menace and indirectly work for stopping such incidence in future.
The organization is sponsored by a number of companies and celebrities supporting their cause that helps them spread their activities far and wide working for their goal and mission. Like BADD there are a number of organizations which work for creating awareness and for reducing the incidence of drunken driving accidents.
