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We are happy you are here.<\/h2>\n
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We welcome you HOME.<\/h5>\n
Substance treatment norms have long normalized sending our recovering residents away. This may temporarily succeed in removing immediate triggers, but is never sustainable. We know, and the Surgeon General\u2019s Report confirms, that our alienation of people with addiction issues reinforces their disease. We know that families and communities who willfully partner with people with substance use disorders greatly impact their ability to sustain long-term recovery.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
In a world that is often judging, critical and shaming towards people with substance use disorders, Providence welcomes you to our community. We, and the village who supports us, has chosen radical, compassionate acceptance.<\/h6>\n
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