It can be said it takes a whole community to help get people into recovery and arrest the disease of addiction and provide services for mental health. There are many community Organizations that go into supporting just a single person to accomplish this goal. There is no final destination or finish line. There is only progress and the people you meet on the journey
Read MoreWhen I sobered up in 1977, there was no such thing as dual diagnosis. Depression was dismissed as a “sincere form of self-pity.” … Once, during my first year, I was speaking in a meeting in the basement of the Alano Club, trying to work out something about my self-image, and Don, who enjoyed putting people in their places, stood up and said, “Self-image, schmelf-image! You’re an ALCOHOLIC!”
Read MoreThis historic moment for the U.S. has, in part, been paved by the hard work of Oregon's network of #peers like those at Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon! Hopefully, this is only the beginning for Oregon's government and health care system caring for drug users and those in recovery in the ways they need and deserve.
Read More“I was given the opportunity to attend a national drug conference in Anaheim, CA with the judge who sent me to prison for the last time. This is the picture that was captured of Judge Bloche and I. WE DO RECOVER!” - Reina Bower, MHAAO’s EVOLVE Director
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