Pubdate: Mon, 06 September 1999 Source: Bakersfield Californian (CA) Copyright: 1999, The Bakersfield Californian. Contact: PO Box 440, Bakersfield, CA 93302-0440 Website: http://www.bakersfield.com/ Author: Glenn Jost GOD, NOT MONEY, WILL CURE ADDICTION "More must be done to rehabilitate drug addicts" bemoaned a recent letter to the editor writer. The theme of the article seemed to be: Without more publicly funded programs, there is no hope of recovery from alcoholism or drug addition. I have one question. Why should hard-working families open up their pocketbooks and take out money to hand to people who chose to walk the slippery slope of alcoholism or drug abuse? Although a few turn a serious drug or alcohol problem around on their own, most find their way out by not drinking or using one day at a time with the help of God and others who have recovered from the same problem. Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous and your neighborhood church all stand with their doors wide open. The "Anonymous" programs work and are funded by the voluntary contributions of their members. If you think about it, this is the way it should be. If you are lost in that dark lonely world of alcoholism or drug abuse, I urge you to seek God's help through a church or one of these programs. Best of all, God's life-changing help is free. Glenn Jost, Bakersfield - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D