14 May 2020

Hayden and Valena, participants of The Salvation Army William Booth House Recovery Services Program, are looking forward to spending Christmas sober with their families this year. Christmas this year ...

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14 May 2020

On 22 August 2014, on my way to my office, I was stopped by undercover detectives, arrested in front of my colleagues, and later charged with serious drug-supply offences. I was on the nightly news fo...

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1 April 2020

Author, speaker and educator Dianne Todaro-Wells says the Salvos saved her life. Thirty-six years ago, successful international author, speaker and educator Dianne Todaro-Wells finally found the help...

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1 April 2020

How a caring community supported Adam through his battle with addiction and on to faith and fatherhood. I was born in Devonport, Tasmania. My mum brought me up as my dad was into bikes and was just n...

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1 April 2020

For 20 years, Daniel* has been in and out of prison, struggling with addiction. He recently celebrated a full year clean and sober. Today I don’t blame my past or anyone for my drug-taking and...

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31 March 2020

How learning to forgive herself and others in a Salvos' support group gave Gail a fresh perspective on life and relationships. Gail doesn’t have a drug or alcohol addiction, but she has family...

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30 March 2020

It was only when Jeff’s life spiralled to a place of despair that he began to change. Using drugs for me was just normal; it was something I had done from a young age and something I thought I ...

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