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Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence

"For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, says the Lord ... "
Jeremiah 30:17

SPSARV develops United Methodist Church leadership to provide ministries of prevention, treatment and advocacy as they respond to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues.

The approach to this ministry is multi-faceted, international, and intergenerational.

Cynthia SloanFamily Response: Final Article Marking National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month

by Rev. Cynthia Sloan, SPSARV
10/3/08: The focus is on families living in this turmoil.
 

A rainbow symbolizes God's covenant to care for us.Family Testimony: SPSARV Fifth Witness

by Carolyn P.
10/3/08: "My story is the same story that is heard over and over ... My marriage ended in divorce and I found myself a single mom--a drinking, single mom ..."
 

Mission studies open minds and hearts to the needs of others.Announcing the Hope, Healing, and Health Reading Circle

A New SPSARV Resource
10/3/08: An extensive reading list and an online community are the latest tools in the United Methodist recovery effort.
 

HadEnough.org; binge drinking blowsYoung People Respond to Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Related Violence

by Chad Bumgardner, SPSARV
9/26/08: This fourth article marking Recovery Month includes witness by a college student.
 

Finda Quiwa PodcastSierra Leone Task Force on Substance Abuse and Related Violence

by Finda Quiwa
9/26/08:The chair of the Sierra Leone Task Force on Substance Abuse and Related Violence is grateful for the training SPSARV provides.
 

A rainbow symbolizes God's covenant to care for us.Second-Hand Recovery

by Brook Saunders, Pfeiffer University student
9/26/08: "You never think the worst will happen to you, but sometimes it does ..."
 

SPSARV: Hope Healing DeliverancePeer Counseling Training in Sierra Leone

by Denis Sandy
9/26/08: A peer counselor talks about the relationship between HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.