We find the power of the program in the voices of its members.
And yesterday, I heard one of those voices at a speaker meeting.
I'd met the speaker when he entered the program about three years ago. He had a long history of drug use, jails, and lost opportunities due to drugs and alcohol.
As he said at the podium, he was a man who didn't think he could get sober. He believed his habit was so much worse than others in the program. He'd spent many years locked up. He'd slept in parks. He'd stolen. He was a man who would use any drug available.
But as he started going to meetings and listening, he met long-time members whose lives paralleled his own. He began to emulate them.
He worked hard. Went to meetings. Volunteered at the program. He went to school and next year will get his degree in counseling.
This man is another example of how the program works.
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