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Chemical Recovery Ministry

Resources

The following slides are from the February 2008 Men's Addiction Workshop:
The following slides are from the March 2008 Women's Codependency Workshop:

There are two facets to the Chemical Recovery Ministry. First, Chemical Recovery is a small group ministry, designed to help people who are addicted to alcohol and/or drugs. When people find themselves addicted to drugs or alcohol, most often they have lost a significant amount of rational thinking and the capacity to exercise their will, especially with regards to their addiction. They often live in denial as to the extent of their problem. So Chemical Recovery (CR) is aimed at getting the addicted person to accept his/her powerlessness over alcohol and/or drugs. Then through a relationship with God and a family dynamic of trusting relationships found in the group, the addicted person can overcome their addiction.

The second facet of the ministry focuses on those people who have the closest relationships to the alcoholic. They often suffer tremendously and develop unhealthy relationship patterns with the addicted person. This is usually, but not always, a spouse, child or close family relative. The group helps the person recognize their codependent patterns and with the help of God and his word along with the support of the group, they can often make great healthy changes also.

Contact

If you are interested in getting in contact with the CR ministry please feel free to contact us:

Men

Tom Nuelle

Chemical Recovery Coordinator

(773) 775-9612

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Israel Pabello

Small Group Leader, Spanish-Speaking

(773) 301-4975

Bill Riordan

Small Group Leader

(630) 461-9003

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Tony Veraneak

Small Group Leader

(847) 830-5491

Women

Marie Azor

Small Group Leader

(847) 763-1442

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Barb Burk

Small Group Leader

(630) 953-9029

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Denise Foster

Small Group Leader

(708-507-0397

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Connie Loda

Small Group Leader

(630) 408-0917

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