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1 Peter 5 v 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:

Reclaim men from addiction  Rebuild them in Christ  Restore them to productive service Merry Christmas from His Way His Way Staff Thank you for making 2018 a  great year at His Way! 2018 was a year of progress and growth at His Way. We completed and moved into our Community Outreach Center earlier this year, giving us new office, meeting, and classroom space, as well as a commercial kitchen and large dining area so all our residents can enjoy quality meals together. I'm pleased to report that we now have room for over 40 men to live at His Way and participate in our recovery program. This year, we've been able to celebrate 35 men graduating our program, bringing our total number of graduates up to 285. "Growth" is often a theme in these holiday messages and at His Way events. Our recent focus over the last few years has been on increasing the residential capacity at His Way. We still have a very long waiting list, and we want to help as many men and families as possible. That type of physical growth at His Way will still be a priority for us over the next couple of years, but I want to suggest a different, potentially more powerful growth. Over the last 11 years, I've enjoyed a front row seat to watch more and more of you become involved with His Way and our mission of Christ centered recovery. Small groups are regularly visiting our campus to bring meals, lead devotionals, play games, and build positive relationships with our residents. Local pastors and ministers are providing important counseling services. Christian men are volunteering as teachers and mentors. And, several churches in the area are welcoming our residents and embracing our mission to help men break the bondage of addiction through the power of Jesus Christ. It's truly awesome to witness so many Christians put their faith in action.   As we approach a new year, we're expanding our focus and mission at His Way to include sharing the model we've seen be successful on our campus with mission-minded Christians throughout the country and the world. We're convinced that this costly and tragic drug addiction crisis also represents a white harvest field, and we are committed to helping Christians reach out to this mission field that's in our own backyards.  Personally my role at His Way is changing to support this focus. I'll be turning my attention away from day-to-day management of our organization and will become 100% focused on improving and expanding our core recovery program, while establishing His Way as a resource for churches, schools, and other recovery centers.  I appreciate all the ways you support His Way. Our program, campus, and organization would not be where it is today without it. Our plans to grow this ministry are ambitious and exciting. Please consider helping us reach more desperate men with the Gospel and equip more Christians to work in this ministry.  Thank you and may God bless our partnership.    Tom Reynolds Director of Ministry & Chairman of the Board Speaking Up   The opioid crisis in our country is reaching epidemic proportions. Families, schools, businesses, and even our government are searching for answers. Our staff, residents, and graduates are available to speak to your church, school, or business about this crisis and how it's impacting our community. And in 2019, we'll be rolling out special education and awareness programs for schools and families. E-mail us to learn more! His Way Speaking! 2018 Memorial Donations In Memory of John Ashley Jon & Pat Canterbury Corinth Church of Christ Charles & Barbara Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. Edward Koch Brian & Stacy McDonald  L.T. & Carol Spears C.R. 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December 11, 2018 • Vol. 6., No. 21 For Treatment Industry & Recovery Community Advertise • Fan Mail • Subscribe • Original • Archive  ‌  ‌  ‌ What Goes Up. American Addiction Centers stock goes from $46.60 to $2.00 December 6, 2018 - American Addiction Centers, one of the nation’s largest for-profit drug and alcohol recovery chains, with facilities in Las Vegas, is closing centers in California and Louisiana and laying off employees, including an undisclosed number of workers in Las Vegas. More@NevadaCurrent.com The plot thickens... Klean ‘kollapse’? Local employees left in limbo by rehab company Dec. 7, 2018 - The Klean drug and alcohol treatment center closed abruptly on Dec. 4, displacing eight patients and leaving about 25 locals without jobs or even paychecks, and Klean facilities in Astoria appear to have closed down as well. More@ChinookObserver.com Natural Born Killers The Opioid Epidemic’s First Corporate Casualty December 4, 2018 - There were lavish dinners, strip-club visits and gun-range outings, all of which led to booming sales of one of the world’s most powerful — and dangerous — pain drugs. More@Bloomberg.com ‌ Korn’s Brian Welch Survives Addiction in ‘Loud Krazy Love’ Trailer VIDEO DECEMBER 4, 2018 -“I couldn’t stop being bad to my body. I couldn’t stop these addictions. I had become an animal,” guitarist admits in clip for Showtime documentary... More@RollingStone.com It's Complicated Today’s Drug Abusers Are Not Just Yesterday’s Patients DECEMBER 4, 2018 - I’ve encouraged using the term “Fentanyl Crisis” rather than “Opioid Crisis” to describe the situation, because it more accurately points to its cause—nonmedical users accessing drugs in the dangerous black market fueled by drug prohibition... More@CATO.org  Doing No Harm AUDIO For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started with Recruiting Right Doctor AUDIO December 9, 2018 - “We were seeing substance use disorders killing our community and we felt it was our job to step up,” says Reba Rice, the clinic’s CEO. “We feel that all of our patients and community members deserve a life worth living.” Many rural communities lack basic resources for substance abuse. More@NPR.org “Let food be thy medicine.” - HIPPOCRATES It's Cheesy... Why is Pizza So Addictive? December 16, 2018 - Pizza is the number one addictive food. The combination of pizza’s ingredients “seem to be especially rewarding and do not occur together in foods found in nature ... and this may contribute to its association with addictive-like eating behaviors” In fact... More@CNN.com Race to the Morgue VIDEO ‘It didn’t happen overnight’: How the U.S. opioid crisis got so badVIDEO December 9, 2018 - “A little over a century ago, the American government set up its basic response to drugs of addiction,” he told Yahoo Finance. “The decision was to divide the drug markets into two types: medical and nonmedical.” More@Yahoo.com Can Drink Again VIDEO Dennis Quaid reveals that he did 2 grams of cocaine every day before getting clean VIDEO Dec. 3, 2018 - The 64-year-old actor sat down with The Sunday Times for a lengthy interview in which he revealed that he was a daily cocaine user during the 1980s when his star was on the rise. More@FoxNews.com Investigation Underway Parents agonize: ‘Did our son really have to die?’ December 10, 2018 - Brandon Nelson arrived at Sovereign on Feb. 23 to forge a new path forward. Two weeks later, he was dead. The Nelsons were steered toward Sovereign Health, a behavioral and mental health company with residential programs based in San Clemente. Sovereign operated addiction treatment centers but also ran residential programs specifically for mental illness.” More@OCREGISTER.COM Life in the Fast Lane Sedative addiction and anxiety on the rise among children Dec. 7, 2018 - An apparent rise in anxiety among British children has prompted concern from mental health experts, as two reports reveal an alarming surge in medication addiction and the number of young people seeking counseling for the disorder. More@PhillyTrib.com  You Are What You Ate You’re in Recovery. What Should You Eat? Dec. 3, 2018 - Dark, leafy greens like kale, spinach and parsley are great for boosting L-glutamine levels. Some other natural sources for this amino acid include beets, carrots, beans, Brussels sprouts, celery, papaya and protein-rich foods like beef, chicken, fish, dairy products and eggs... More@USNews.com Joint Relief VIDEO First person in UK to get cannabis prescription was previously given opiates 50 times stronger than heroin for chronic pain VIDEO December 4, 2018 - Doctors prescribed the 32-year-old with morphine and fentanyl, an opiate 50 times more powerful than heroin. She described the experience as leaving her feeling like “a zombie” and “completely out of it”. Moreover, she was still unable to live life as she done before the stroke. More@iNews.co.uk 42 Reviews of Ben is Back VIDEO CRITIC REVIEWS - Ben is BackVIDEO Dec. 2018 – Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges pour their hearts and souls into the unflinching and unforgettable addiction drama about a mother who can’t quite trust the son she loves.. More@RottenTomatoes.com The Rolling Stoned Older Americans Are Flocking to Medical Marijuana Dec. 7, 2018 - “People in their 80s and 90s, even retired Air Force colonels, are finding such relief” with cannabis, said Ms. Horne. “Almost everybody I know is using it in one form or another” — including her husband Hal, 68, a retired insurance broker ... More@NYTimes.com Addiction Horror Film VIDEO ‘Ben Is Back’: A Mother and Son Face the Horrors of AddictionVIDEO Dec. 5, 2018 - When the title character shows up early in “Ben Is Back” — just before Christmas, at his family’s big house in a suburban town north of New York City — the mood tilts from domestic drama toward domestic horror. Even after the menacing, hooded figure skulking around near the driveway is recognized as a son and brother (played by Lucas Hedges), the queasy feeling of terror doesn’t quite abate. Ben, unexpectedly home from rehab, scares almost everyone. More@NYTimes.com Sober Dying Three men charged for roles in overdose death at sober living December 3, 2018 - Three men have been charged for their alleged role in the overdose death of their housemate in a Baton Rouge “sober living facility.” ... The four men are reported to have ingested drugs together before returning to their respective rooms. More@Fox8Live.com More Money VIDEO Why would anyone cut heroin with fentanyl? VIDEO Dec. 4, 2018 - These lab-made drugs can be very potent and they are increasingly showing up in supplies of drugs that buyers believed were heroin. Because the fentanyl and related drugs are so powerful, it’s easy to overdose. That’s why so many users die. More@NBCNews.com Can't Hurt The Strongest Evidence Yet for a Highly Controversial Treatment December 8, 2018 - When other approaches fail, the most effective way to fight a heroin addiction can be heroin itself. More@TheAtlantic.com  MEDIA: Book Suggestion New Memoir Details Author’s Near-Death Experiences, Recovery from Alcohol/Drugs DEC. 5, 2018 - “Experience the miracles and the near-death experiences, that brings a life-changing eternal outlook,” Klingele says “Stay in the moment, last breath of air is gone the next ones not here yet, and we cannot even expect that one, and we are all going to have a last one.” More@PRWeb.com  More Pills Viewpoint: The Slippery Slope of ED Buprenorphine Dec. 1, 2018 - Research: No studies have demonstrated that ED-administered buprenorphine promotes sustained sobriety, but the practice has been embraced by the press, administrators, and community leaders. More@Journals.LWW.com  Tell It Like It Is National Addiction Expert Warns There’s a Bigger Threat Looming Than Opioids Dec. 03, 2018 - increases in the number of people addicted to and dying from overdoses involving cocaine and methamphetamine use, with a direct correlation to both drugs being increasingly available on our streets due to rising international production and trafficking,” says Dr. Carise, chief scientific officer for Recovery Centers of America and adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine... More@PRNewswire.com  By Columnist Megan McArdle The incredibly unpopular idea that could stem opioid deaths VIDEO Dec. 4, 2018 - Suicide and substance abuse are commonly called “deaths of despair,” because that’s where people turn when their pain is brighter than their hope. And since the epicenters of the opioid epidemic tend to be found in declining rural areas and decaying Rust Belt towns, it’s tempting to blame economic despair in particular. More@WashingtonPost.com  NO MORE FENTANYL The Overdose Crisis Is So Bad That Experts Want To Prescribe Heroin To Treat Addiction December 6, 2018 - “It’s prescribing and injecting it in a carefully controlled setting for people who haven’t gotten any help any other way.” More@BuzzFeedNews.com Morphine MORE FINE Jersey Doctor Sentenced for Supplying Opioids to Drug Ring Dec. 4, 2018 - Dr. George Beecher, 78, of New Providence, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison. However, the judge allowed Beecher to remain free on bail while pursues an appeal of his conviction. More@NBCNewYork.com  State of Compassion AUDIO Pennsylvania hands out anti-opioid-overdose drug across the state AUDIO DECEMBER 6, 2018 - Pennsylvania is handing out anti-opioid-overdose medication across the state next week, including more than a dozen locations in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. KYW Newsradio’s Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports. More@KYWNewsRadio.com  Going Too Far? ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’- Song accused of being an “Ode to Roofies” Dec. 7, 2018 - The “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” controversy continues. The daughter of the song’s original composer is speaking out about against critics of the song, arguing that her father, Frank Loesser, had no ill intentions when writing it... More@Chicago.SunTimes.com  Banned Song VIDEO Baby It’s Cold Outside VIDEO December 2018 - More@YouTube.com  ‌  ‌  ‌

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