And we thought, oh my god, this is such a big hotel, we will never get 200 people. We lasted at that hotel only for a year, and we have moved from one hotel to another weve held the convention every other year in washington, d. C. And this year there are almost 1300 folks registered already. [applause] with all those conventions, weve always started in the same way, and that is having an invocation to get started on the right foot. Each of us who have not drank alcohol or use drugs today is grateful, but we remember that seldom do we take credit for that all by ourselves. And two years ago and several other times in our history, deacon ron ely has been wanting to come early in the morning to start us off on the right foot. Deacon ron, could you get started on the right foot . [applause] god bless you, paul, and thanks for the introduction. God bless all of you. Im happy to be here. I dont know how many times, but truly indeed this is a pleasure for me to be here amongst all of you as w
China t was legal to manufacture fentanyl up until early march. Fortunately our state department and others, you heard from omdc earlier helped to change that so we can get cooperation to reduce the flow t hasnt reduced yet but we have a ways to go. Fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin. One gram is like 50 grams of heroin. It can be shipped in the mail. Shipped in commercial carriers. Fancy way of fedex, dhs, not Postal Service but other ways you ship packages across borders. It is shipped directly to the states or it is shipped to the canada and mexico. The wall street journal, you know theyre all about business, reminds us this is a business. The raw products cost about 1000 for fentanyl can be sold on the streets in the u. S. For about a million dollars. Thats pretty big profit margin and that motivates a lot of behavior. So i think as much as we can focus on the supply we better do something to help people in recovery so there is less of a demand for these products. I wan
And shower shoes, theyre lucky if there have their roots in our residents, through the chapters kick into a fund to provide them their basic needs. If not, the house does that. A lot of times they dont even have the ability we get them in id, social and the food stamp card and prepare them for their Health Interview which will we give them a couple weeks in the house. How that happens is we have a houses that are chartered for around 12 men in there is room in there for a few extra and in that moment they can use some of those beds to keep guys moving because the house is viable. Its chartered for one number and they run that number but theres a few beds within the number that they can get people in. We work on, again, the eye dedication, food, clothes, educating them about what they are involved in and reassurance because we dont want them to admit it but we are scared. We get out, get out to the house and i see it all the time that the committee that first house and they dont want to
House, an International Organization with a mission to provide sober living environments for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. This is one hour and 10 minutes. Good morning again, everyone. 20 11 20. 11 00 so we will go ahead and get started. Taylor and irtis am a person in longterm recovery. It means i have not used alcohol or any other drug in almost 15 years now. [cheers and applause] isase understand that strictly by gods grace and receipt. Like marty walker, i take no credit whatsoever for all the good things god is doing in my life today. Is what myular panel passion is. My life at this moment is dedicated to what we call reentry. In other words, i am dedicated to helping men and women transition from a cursorys and in a successful manner, such that they never, ever go back to prison. Is. Is where my heart and by gods grace and mercy again, that is what i get paid to do today. Imagine that. Over three quarters of the oxford house population has done some jail or
My watch says 11 20, so were going to get started. My name is curtis taylor, a person in longterm recovery. What that means for me is that i have not used alcohol or any other drug in almost 15 years now. [applause] mr. Taylor preeze understand that is strictly by gods grace and mercy. Like marty walker, i take no credit whatsoever for all the good things that god is doing in my life today. This particular panel is what my passion is. Im helping men and women transition in a successful manner such that they never, ever go back to prison. Thats where my heart is. And actually by gods grace and mercy again, thats what i get paid to do today, imagine that. So over three quarters of the oxford house population has done some jail or prison time. How many people in here have been to jail or prison . Wow. Only the senators aide has not. Im not going to say that. Thank you for stopping me, lord. In america today, approximately 60 of those in jail and or prison are addicted to alcohol or some o