Substance
abuse is a personal issue and the village community respects individual
freedoms. However, resources will be
available for recovery through the community’s addiction specialist and no
resident will be exempt from the community’s covenants. There should be an emphasis on helping
individuals find their own way out of addiction. Each person, addicted or not, heals and grows
in their own way and the village is a place that honors that diversity.
Addiction
will remain a personal issue until it becomes a legal issue or violates the
village covenants, then it becomes an issue for the village to work out. If
illegal activity occurs, such as drunk driving, the community will intervene
via a governing panel that will then decide on further action to take in order to
protect the best interest of the community.
The community’s drug policy
allows the village to intervene when a resident becomes a threat to himself or
another resident, and is enforceable under either of the following focus
groups: “How do we vitalize ourselves?” and “How do we expand our
community?” Outside costs incurred for recovery will be reimbursed by
that resident.
Information
about addiction (possibly from local resources) will be available with other
literature maintained by Social Services and should include the following basic
tenets:
·
The fact that
addiction is a disease.
·
How to recognize
alcohol and substance abuse.
·
Local resources such
as alcoholics anonymous.
·
The name of the
The
1.
Obtain and provide
information and literature (for example, AA’s “Big Book”).
2.
Help stage an
intervention if necessary.
3.
Know what resources and
treatment programs are available locally and facilitate their use.
The