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Johnson Institute brings its forty years of experience, and its leadership by people who have enjoyed long term recovery, to provide timely and effective education and advocacy tools. These tools facilitate our core believe that:

Long term recovery is a normal expectation when appropriate responses are applied in a timely manner.

Seven Policies to Conquer Addiction in Our Lifetime

Recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction happens frequently across a broad spectrum of society: rich and poor, old and young, doctorate and high school drop-out, women and men, black and white, and country or city dweller. Achieving a stable, productive, chemical-free life is, in fact, a normal expectation when proven solutions are applied. When proven solutions are applied to appropriately diagnosed cases of addiction illness, a number of happy outcomes occur.

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"This odious disease, (for by that name it should be called)…"

Dr. Benjamin Rush was a leader and maverick in many areas of early American life. Besides his most renown accomplishments such as being a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, a dedicated physician to the poor and celebrated alike, and the “father of American psychiatry,” he was also an early outspoken supporter for the abolition of slavery, a champion for the humane treatment of the mentally ill, a founder of schools, a dedicated teacher, prolific writer, devout Christian, adoring husband, and father of 16 children - thirteen of whom made it into adulthood.

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Sports Link

The Sports Link Project was created by the Johnson Institute, as part of the National Recovery Month celebration, as an opportunity for Major League Baseball (MLB) to join alliances with government agencies, the business community, health professionals, professional organizations, and affiliates within the field and the recovery community to spread the word about this disorder and the benefits of treatment for those in need. The involvement of Major League Baseball in the Johnson Institute's Sports Link advances the education of the public in National Recovery Month through a highly visible sports team. The following “Tool Kit” is to provide local communities the information to organize local events.

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Intervention

Johnson Institute founders Rev. Vernon Johnson and Irene Whitney, along with others with personal experience in recovery, challenged the idea that an alcoholic could not get help until he or she naturally reached a “bottom” – a state of surrender usually occurring after family, job, finances or other supports had evaporated. They developed a method of “intervention” that penetrated the barrier of denial and helped the alcoholic to accept professional care.

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