Non confrontational drug counseling?

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Ex-addict helps those who face same struggles

Source: http://www.statesman.com/life/content/l ... 2work.html

Jack Housworth knows what he's talking about when he counsels men at Austin Recovery. A recovering addict himeslf, he's been homeless and lost his family and job due to drug abuse.

By Ricardo Gándara

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF


Sunday, February 22, 2009



"But don't beat yourself up over it. You have to learn to forgive yourself first. ? Whatever you did in the past, you did in the past. You can't do anything about that. But you can do something about today and tomorrow," he says.


Maybe we should contact this fellow and ask him what he thinks about the methods used in STRAIGHT spin-off programs compared to what he is doing.

I would like to do a little more research to find out if this guy is legitimate. If he is, I am sure he would be very concerned about breaking down teenagers in the name of treatment.