South Koreans fighting drug addiction find few rehab options
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Every Saturday a group of young South Koreans gathers in Incheon just west of Seoul to talk about their battles with drug abuse, seeking sympathy and support in often emotional exchanges. The free midday therapy sessions are organised by Choi Jin-mook, who fought addiction for more than 20 years before becoming […]
Lifestory: My father’s drug addiction put a mask on me. Here’s how I took it off.
US publicist and author JENNIFER R FARMER, in an article published on Religion News Service, reflects on how her father’s drug addiction has shaped her…
OPIOID CRISIS: IN THE MIDST OF AN EPIDEMIC, US CHURCHES OPEN THEIR DOORS TO NEEDLE EXCHANGES
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on how churches in the US state of North Carolina – including Green Street United Methodist Church – are hosting syringe exchanges in what some see as a controversial response to the nation’s opioid crisis…