PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Drug Addiction

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  • Prison & Prisoners
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The End of False Freedom

Terri used drugs at first because she thought they were fun. They made her feel strong. But soon, her addiction owned her.

By Joanna Breault
March 10, 2021
Drug Addiction | New York | Prison Fellowship Academy
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  • Reentry
Welcome to Judy’s House: How a Former Addict Is Helping Others Find Freedom and Recovery

'   Cynthia got clean behind bars, but would she be able to stay clean on the outside?

By Emily Harris Greene
January 16, 2019
Addiction Recovery | Celebrate Recovery | Drug Addiction | Recovery Chick | recovery homes | Texas
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Eye on the Prize: How Dawn Found Strength and a New Identity in Jesus

Finish the race. Win the prize.

By Grayson Pope
December 18, 2018
Celebrate Recovery | Drug Addiction | Identity | Identity Theft | Minnesota | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Second Chances
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Breaking Bad and Making Good

Phil thought he had his addiction under control. He kept working, even managing teams of people and millions of dollars in projects, but eventually he slipped into darkness.

By Grayson Pope
September 17, 2018
Celebrate Recovery | Drug Addiction | methamphetamine | Restoration
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  • Reentry
‘Until the Lord Calls Me Home’

"I don't believe that God allowed me to leave prison so that I could kick up my feet and enjoy life. There's a lot of men who have done less than what I've done and are still in prison."

By Emily Harris Greene
April 9, 2018
Chicago | Chicago West Bible Church | Drug Addiction | Drug Dealing | Moody Bible Institute | Philadelphia | Reentry | Second Chance Month | Youth Justice
What to Do When Relapse Threatens
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What to Do When Relapse Threatens

Can addicts stop themselves from relapsing? Celebrate Recovery and Teen Challenge share what to do when relapse threatens.

By Stacia Ray
February 27, 2018
Addiction Recovery | Celebrate Recovery | Dr. Timothy B. Walsh | Drug Addiction | Jeannine Hale | Minnesota | Recovery | Teen Challenge
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The Woman Underneath the Mask

"I just wanted somebody to tell me that I had value, and tell me to stop sticking a needle in my arm."

By Emily Andrews
January 22, 2018
Domestic Violence | Drug Addiction | Women's Ministry
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Hope Renewed in Michigan Prison

Hope still bears the scars of her birth parents' war with addiction. Heroin and alcoholism left her childhood marked with abandonment, isolation, and worthlessness. Even after she was adopted, Hope struggled with thoughts of suicide.

By Emily Andrews
March 7, 2017
Drug Addiction | Michigan | Prison Fellowship Academy | Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility
Encouraging a Life of Sobriety

Failing a drug or alcohol test is the number-one reason parolees are sent back to jail or prison. That’s why no reentry program is complete without addressing the issue of drug and alcohol addictions.

By Steve Rempe
May 5, 2014
Drug Addiction | Ongoing Ministry | Sobriety
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Choice Fruit

From his wife’s hand, John drew his first snort of meth. One encounter with the choice fruit plunged him into a twisted romance with addiction.

By Zoe Erler
January 1, 2009
Drug Addiction | Prison Fellowship Academy | Recovery

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