Even I understand that there are limitations on how much can be done with a snarky blog about the hilarious heroin addiction problem US cities. Sure, this blog is a great way to get a sneak peak at what your life would look like a year or two after you make the decision to start that opiate addiction you keep putting off, but it’s not really doing a lot for the people who are currently featured on it showing their amazing ability to keep vertical against the odds.
As you may well have guessed, a good number of these people on my blog would actually very much like to be able to stand completely vertical without passing out, but addiction is a bitch to break. Just ask Lindsey Lohan, and she’s not trying to do it on SSI. Thankfully, America has invented this thing called M-O-N-E-Y, which has allowed us to turn AIDS from a death sentence to an over-the-counter remedy in just under 30 years. With your help I’d like to get Baltimore to start taking our addiction seriously and treating the disease which ails us.
So, this Holiday season (sorry Jews, Hanukkah is over so I pretty much mean Christmas at this point) take a moment to give to one of the many local Baltimore addiction counseling groups. This group was suggested by my readers from suggestions on our Facebook page. Share this post, and lets see if we can’t make a difference in Baltimore and have one less person on my blog next year.
Thank you in advance, and I wish you happiest holidays.
Tuerk House:
Tuerk House transforms lives by providing help and hope for enduring recovery to individuals, families and communities in the Baltimore metropolitan area who are struggling with addiction to alcohol and/or drugs.
https://www.tuerkhouse.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2
Helping Up Mission:
Helping Up Mission provides hope to the poor and homeless. We do this through programs designed to meet their individual physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. The average homeless man we serve has survived two decades of substance abuse and years on the streets. He comes to us addicted, destitute, and dysfunctional — with no realistic capacity to recover on his own.
https://www.helpingupmission.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=440
Teen Challenge of Baltimore:
Our purpose is to provide adults and families with an effective and comprehensive Christian faith-based solution to life-controlling drug and alcohol problems in order for them to become productive members of society. By applying biblical principles, Teen Challenge endeavors to help people become mentally sound, emotionally balanced, socially adjusted, physically well, and spiritually alive. We have sent countless thousands of successful men and women back into their communities and workplaces, equipped to help others.
https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=41560
Healthcare for the Homeless:
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) works to prevent and end homelessness for vulnerable individuals and families by providing quality, integrated health care and promoting access to affordable housing and sustainable incomes through direct service, advocacy, and community engagement.
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/homelesshc/restriction/Special+Mothers+Day+gift/
Back on My Feet:
Back on My Feet (BoMF) is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to creating independence and self-sufficiency within the homeless and other underserved populations by first engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem.
http://www.active.com/donate/backonmyfeet