To make a list of all persons we have harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all. To make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. To continue to take personal inventory and, when we are wrong, to promptly admit it . To seek through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understand God , praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out. For too many people, addiction is not something 'out there,' but rather something very close to home.
Addiction knows no bounds of race, class, geography or gender.
Even when unacknowledged, addiction has a tremendous impact on the social, economic and spiritual fabric of our society. The church needs to be more involved in what's going on. The Faith Initiative brings the church into the community to address the problems of the community. Substance abuse is a spiritual problem with a spiritual solution.