Addiction

Global Health
Dr. Jonathan D. Avalos. Photo courtesy of the author.

Preventing overdose deaths gives God's people a second chance

Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, an addiction medicine physician points to our Wesleyan roots of caring for those who struggle with substance abuse.
Jeremiah Bowden, a former addict, now lives at the Lucille Raines Residence in Indianapolis and counsels other addicts. Owned and operated by United Women in Faith of Indiana, the residence offers transitional housing and support for recovering addicts as they reenter society. Photo by Joey Butler, UM News.

Recovering addicts find place to heal at ‘three-quarter’ house

The people who live at the Lucille Raines Residence have all struggled with addiction but are doing their best to put that behind them. The former Indianapolis hotel offers a supportive, dorm-like atmosphere.
Mission and Ministry
An abandoned church building in Ocala, Fla., is now Compassion United Methodist Church. Photo courtesy of the Florida Conference.

Hope, care and a way forward

Compassion was in short supply outside the abandoned church in Ocala, Florida. Now under the leadership of the Rev. Jill Beck, the building houses Compassion United Methodist Church — a safe haven for women battling addictions or fleeing abusive situations.
Faith Stories
The Rev. C. Don Jones is the author of “The Sun Still Shines: The Legend of a Drunken Pastor,” which chronicles his battle with alcoholism. Jones is the pastor of Andersonville (pictured) and Heiskell United Methodist churches in East Tennessee. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

The burdens of an alcoholic pastor

Being a pastor abusing drugs or alcohol is a hard life, with shame and deceit as constant companions. The Rev. C. Don Jones of the Holston Conference made it through and is sharing his story in a new book.

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