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A resident of the Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) treatment facility at 1904 T Street NW named Harry (no last name) poses by the front doors sometime in 1973.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the RAP “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmJB3Fvr
Photo by Reading/Simpson
A mural in Vancouvers' Downtown East Side (DTES) by local muralist SmokeyD marking the death of another illicit drug user.
In the first 9 months of 2024, at least 1.749 people have died from unregulated drug toxicity throughout the province of British Columbia. This represents an 8% drop from the same period in 2023 (1,896).
From the Vancouver Sun, 16 November, 2024 by Post Media columnist Sarah Grochowski.
Fol-low-ing his latest relapse in Octo-ber, Hardy — known as “Smokey-D” is grateful his friend Kevin Parker suggested he try an addiction treatment in Thailand.
Fol-low-ing his latest relapse in Octo-ber, Hardy — known for his mur-als rais-ing aware-ness of the opioid crisis and memori-al-iz-ing those lost to a toxic drug sup-ply — had shif-ted from using graf-fiti to help oth-ers to using it as an out-let for his own pain.
“It was 1 a.m. and these two guys showed up out of nowhere,” recalled Hardy, 55.
“One of them was Kevin, someone I used to party with back in the day. He said, `Hey man, we're here for you. Do you want to go to Thai-l-and?'
“I laughed and told him, `Yeah, right.' ”
But Kevin Parker wasn't jok-ing. Parker, a peer worker in the Down-town East-side, wanted to help his friend Hardy over-come his opioid addic-tion, just as he had over-come his own in 2009 after serving time in prison for steal-ing to fund his habit.
And he had a plan.
“People in the com-munity had been wor-ried about (Hardy). We found people in Thai-l-and who were will-ing to give back and spon-sor his treat-ment.”
Hardy is part of a grow-ing num-ber of Brit-ish Columbi-ans head-ing to Thai-l-and for addic-tion treat-ment, driven by a pub-lic health sys-tem stretched to its lim-its and the high costs of private treat-ment centres.
A 2017 Cana-dian Med-ical Asso-ci-ation report estim-ates that 60,000 Cana-dians travel abroad for med-ical treat-ment annu-ally, but there is no data on how many are Brit-ish Columbi-ans seek-ing addic-tion treat-ment.
“Word has been get-ting out about Thai-l-and,” said Parker. “People in both the harm-reduc-tion and recov-ery com-munity are decid-ing to spend their money on addic-tion treat-ment there because their money goes much fur-ther.”
Post-me-dia inter-viewed Hardy last Tues-day, about a month into his med-ical detox at The Hills, a licensed in-patient detox and addic-tion treat-ment facil-ity in Chi-ang Mai, Thai-l-and. He was gran-ted a six- to ninemonth schol-ar-ship for treat-ment.
Parker accom-pan-ied his friend Hardy on his entire jour-ney over-seas for the treat-ment.
In four weeks, Hardy has been med-ic-ally detoxed from all illi-cit drugs and has received one-on-one trauma coun-selling three times a week with a registered psy-cho-lo-gist, along with addi-tional ser-vices such as life skills train-ing, fit-ness pro-grams, and art ther-apy.
“The worst part was detox-ing from GHB (a type of depress-ant). I was curled up on the couch watch-ing Net-flix for about a week — but I had nurses and doc-tors check-ing in on me, giv-ing me med-ic-a-tion and food,” he said. “They've even put up fresh walls here for me to graf-fiti.”
For the past 17 years, Hardy had been using a mix of fentanyl, methamphet-am-ine, crack cocaine and GHB, along with leg-ally pre-scribed meth-adone, an opioid agon-ist, from a Down-town East-side addic-tion clinic to man-age with-drawal symp-toms.
A child-hood marked by poverty and viol-ence led Hardy to turn to drugs for escape — first marijuana at age 13, then heroin at 16, laced into a joint he smoked with a friend.
“I was addicted right away, and that's how I became `Smokey', ” he said. “I've tried to stay clean more times than I can count, but I was never able to stay off the dope for more than a few days.”
Every time Hardy tried to kick his drug habit in B.C., help was hard to find. He was just another name on a long pro-vin-cial wait-list for pub-licly fun-ded res-id-en-tial treat-ment.
Former Down-town East-side res-id-ent Brendan Fleury found him-self in the same situ-ation almost a year ago, hav-ing exhausted much of B.C.'s addic-tion treat-ment options for his opioid use dis-order.
Nearly a year ago, Fleury tried again to recover, trav-el-ling to Start Today, a licensed rehab-il-it-a-tion centre in Chi-ang Mai, Thai-l-and, after detox-ing at a Van-couver hos-pital.
The private rehab, which costs $7,000 a month, is not only more afford-able than most in Canada — where, accord-ing to the Canada Drug Rehab Addic-tion Ser-vices Dir-ect-ory, the aver-age cost for the same dur-a-tion is $9,000 — but Fleury also noted it offered more in terms of indi-vidual coun-selling ses-sions with licensed psy-cho-lo-gists and life-skills train-ing.
For Hardy, recov-ery is just begin-ning, but he is hope-ful that with wrap-around ser-vices that he's receiv-ing, he will finally turn his life around for good.
Fine. So if you really are what you eat, then what am I? Overly processed, packaged, artificial, disassembled, excessively sugary to cover up my lack of flavor, tasteless, empty, full of calories but not fulfilled boxed, bagged sitting on a shelf food? Or living in the sun, soaking up the rain, fresh organically grown, pesticide chemical free, sweet, flavor-able, nourishing, delicious, whole food?
Hm.
They say its insanity to do the same thing over and over and expect different results. So I really get it that its time detox my life of old patterns and make space for the new. Change needs to be made on every level. Detoxification of the Body part one. . . . Detoxing the Mind Next! HahaHa!!
Trip to the local health food joint and then to a local farmers market. $40 smackers later. . . . I realized I'm in a need of a battle plan and armory of weapons!!
from Ubud this time.
Ubud's basically heaven, all women need to make a trip there. The entire town feels like a spa... and that's even before you step into one of the many, many spas (which also happen to be super cheap).
After spending a week in Lombok, we definitely needed some spa time. and shopping time. and general R&R and detoxing from dirty dirty Lombok. It would be perfect if all holidays would finish with a couple days in Bali :)
A young boy is working with his parents at a small jeans workshop in Dadun Village in Xintang, Zengcheng. He earns 0.15 yuan for snipping loose thread ends off one pair of jeans; in one day he can do about 200 pairs. In Xintang, where the economy is centered around textile production, Greenpeace has found high levels of industrial pollution and has documented the effects on the community. ©Guang/Greenpeace
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I know it doesn't look like there's anything in it but I recently "detoxed" my purse so it now holds only my essentials: my wallet, cellphone, Kleenex, and keys. They're in there!
Here, Eli portrays Sid Vicious (1957-1979), formerly of the Sex Pistols, after he was arrested for assaulting Patti Smith's brother while he (Sid) was out on bail after the death of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen....
There's not much that isn't depressing or sordid to be said about the brief life of the man born John Ritchie.
Except....
Many in the U.S. may or may not have recognized Sid's punk version of "My Way" being played currently on a TV commercial.
Also, Gary Oldman did give an amazing performance as Sid in the film "Sid and Nancy." If you haven't seen it, I definitely recommend it!!!!!
As for Sid, who was awaiting trial for stabbing Nancy: In 1979, after leaving jail (during which he detoxed from drugs)--for what would turn out to be the very last time--he and some friends had a little celebration, during which he supposedly asked if someone would score some heroin for him. This is where being surrounded by (or born to) idiots and losers can cost you your life. Of course, Sid overdosed on heroin--and some time later...
His mother said she gave him the fatal shot! WTF?!?
Sid, you were doomed--so, of course, was Nancy whether she had met you or not--but that's another story....
Now, let's enjoy Sid's "My Way" or Gary Oldman in "Sid and Nancy"!
Jaguar E Type Roadster (1968-71) Engine 4235cc S6 DOC Production 8630
Registration Number MFX 86 G
Updates from the Series Iinclude, open headlights, rocker switches and collapsible sterring column, key startting side lights indicators now beneath the raised bumper. Optional Power steering plus twin electric fans. US market cars had reduced power of 171bhp detoxed engine. Automatics only available on the 2+2 Coupe
Shot at the VSCC Spring Start, Silverstone 20-21 April 2013 REF:90C-825
I just can't show my face.
It's to sad to show now that I am home from Vegas. It really is my home away from home.
But the real reason is that I look awful.
Nothing that 24 hours of sleep, a bit of detoxing, some time in the gym, and a plastic surgeons liposuction needle can't fix, but I'll show my face again after I get some much needed rest. But first I have to do my laundry and dig up hangers for the stuff I bought while I was there.
I will catch up soon.
By the way - Vegas was AWESOME!
Year 3 - Upload 36
One Year Ago Today - I was sad then too.
Two Years Ago Today
EXPLORE #139, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007
Today is the first day of Ramadan. No, I'm not Muslim, but I do observe. It goes through October 11.
Ramadan for me is a time of spiritual and mental cleansing - a time to reflect on those I love, and release all the negativity from my heart, soul, and mind.
From dusk until dawn, no food is eaten. At times when meals are normally eaten, I will meditate. I will reflect on my family and loved ones.
Last year was the first time in a long time that for health reasons I was not allowed to observe. I missed it - the self sacrifice, the detoxing of my body, the detoxing of my soul and mind. I'm so happy that this year I am healthy - I'm so happy that once again, I can observe.
A resident of the Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) treatment facility at 1904 T Street NW named Harry (no last name) poses by the front doors sometime in 1973.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the RAP “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmJB3Fvr
Photo by Reading/Simpson
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A June 8, 1973 advertisement in the Washington Star for a June 8-10 benefit for the Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) the radical drug treatment facility sought to fund its operation.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP), “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmJB3Fvr
The image is an advertisement clipped from the Washington Star newspaper.
We have to rebalance ourselves. So by doing a Iboga ceremony experience, first of all, after dealing with the PTSD and the medication with prescription drugs. Yeah, let's talk about prescription drugs within your depression and your, ptsd. For myself, I was on probably around $1,500 worth of medications, every month. I needed pills to go to bed, to wake up to, just to function, to have sex. I needed pills for everything. It's the way I lived. There's no emotion, there's no emotion left in you. You're not living at all, you're "functioning". And you know, pharmaceutical companies were that while at least they're functioning and they're out there. They can work, work and you know, raise account, but you're not. You're not present in your own life. So you're not really in your own reality. You're a drug diversion of yourself within your life and is brutal.
So how do we fix this? Well, first of all, an Iboga healing experience. What's going to do is detox you so the detox will clear out all the pharmaceutical drugs in your system without you having having to do go through that detox because generally when you detox off pharmaceutical drugs, it is brutal. It's hard to deal with and that's where you get a lot of suicidal thoughts. It's right there in the package you get when you purchase them in the write up. It's all in there. I'm not saying anything new, so detoxing off that is the first component. Secondly is a spiritual detox and cleansing your body, your soul, everything. Just clearing it and now we can start doing some work. Now that mind, because toning down that mind is these secret because then it will allow your soul to come in and then when you and your souls, you know, partnering up again, it's been a long time.
When you have the capability of partnering back up again, then we can get some work done because it could, it will have power to, you know, shut down. That might help that body get back because you know you've been depressed. You've been, you've been neglecting your body, feeding a lot of drugs, and you know you've been beaten up your body to the only one that's been good is your mind. We can shut that mine down. Let's bring up the soul and the body together. You know, healthy living, healthy thoughts and you know, and your, your mind will just slowly creep back down and let's get a balanced back. So let's all get, you know, get refocused. Know it is very spiritual. It's not, like let's take a miracle drug and get things going though. This is all spirituality.
We want to bring everything back together, you know, bring us back into nature, our original natural state. We want to be happy. We want to be able to wake up every morning and giggle and laugh at yourself, you know, you know, I came out of all my stuff and I look in the mirror and I could laugh. You look in the mirror at yourself and you go, ah, you did a lot of stupid stuff, but you're here, so let's work on it and let's keep pulling forward, you know? Yeah, I'd put on some weight, big deal. I can lose weight, but the greatest thing I ever did was get my connection with my soul and now I can, enjoy other people, enjoy my kids, my parents. Now, I can have an understanding of other people in life.
And I, and I determine who's coming into my life if I don't like, what you're all about, I say, yeah, no, I don't want any of that. It's my choice, you know, we're all made in the image of the creator. We create whatever we want. I personally choose healthy lifestyle and healthy people surrounding me. So. Okay, so when I finished my experience with Iboga, my personal iboga healing experience. And I came back and started being with my children. I started living again, smiling, you know, enjoying fruit like everything you know with the prescription that everything didn't taste well. I didn't enjoy life. When you can start enjoying the simple things in life, started joining life again. You know, you realize that you've wasted a long time. I wasted eight years of my life that I will never ever get back. So what? By creating Iboga healing experience,
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“After 41 detoxes, 8 rehabs, 8 psych wards, 6 incarcerations, 4 years living in abandoned buildings shooting dope and smoking crack I was at the tipping point ready to take my own life. I said, ‘Jesus, if you’re real then I need you to change me. If you do I’ll dedicate the rest of my life to telling people about you, but you’ve gotta help me, I can’t do it on my own.’ I began to visit a church and a pastor told me ‘Just be real and listen, if it doesn’t work for you go back to what you were doing.’ I’ve found no reason after 17 years to do what I used to do. Amen.”
Of course if your going to do The Lonely Grave in The Middle of No Where, you have to do it at night.
Amos Buckman one of The Early Entrepreneur's who staked his claim to a San Diego Naturally Carbonated Spring and it didn't hurt that it also contain Lithia in its water.
He died at Buckmans Springs and was Buried There. The Gravesite was lost and later rediscovered while Hwy 8 East was being Constructed. The State paid for a Headstone and The Body was reinterred. The right of way fence was detoxed around The Gravesite.
One of two letters from Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) graduate Marc Sher in 1973 illustrate the radical politics that at least one resident refined going through a nearly year-long residential addiction treatment program.
[For a PDF of the two-page letter, see washingtonspark.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/marc-sher-let...]
Sher was the son of a Montgomery County councilmember and the brother of a future delegate to the Maryland General Assembly when he began obtaining free methadone from a treatment center in order to get high, even though he was not addicted to heroin.
Methadone was the primary treatment for heroin addiction at the time and was bitterly opposed by RAP.
Sher was accepted into the Silver Spring facility of RAP in order to kick his methadone habit. After developing enough skills and presence of mind to live independently, Sher visited Europe where he developed ties with radicals in what was then West Germany.
The two letters were written to the Spark Collective—a loose-knit group of people of various stripes of left-wing thinking that published the alternative newspaper until its demise later that year.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the RAP “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
For a PDF of the two-page letter, see washingtonspark.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/marc-sher-let...
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmJB3Fvr
Donated by Craig Simpson
One of two letters from Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) graduate Marc Sher in 1973 illustrate the radical politics that at least one resident refined going through a nearly year-long residential addiction treatment program.
[For a PDF of the two-page letter, see washingtonspark.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/marc-sher-let...
Sher was the son of a Montgomery County councilmember and the brother of a future delegate to the Maryland General Assembly when he began obtaining free methadone from a treatment center in order to get high, even though he was not addicted to heroin.
Methadone was the primary treatment for heroin addiction at the time and was bitterly opposed by RAP.
Sher was accepted into the Silver Spring facility of RAP in order to kick his methadone habit. After developing enough skills and presence of mind to live independently, Sher visited Europe where he developed ties with radicals in what was then West Germany.
The two letters were written to the Spark Collective—a loose-knit group of people of various stripes of left-wing thinking that published the alternative newspaper until its demise later that year.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the RAP “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
For a PDF of the two-page letter, see flic.kr/s/aHsmJB3Fvr
For more information and related images, see washingtonspark.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/marc-sher-let...
Donated by Craig Simpson
My story begins in the year 1978. I woke up and could not get out of bed as I cannot move my legs or left arm. “I am only 18 yrs old. I went to the hospital, was admitted for a week, but only to discharged by the hospital, with no diagnosis.
A week goes by and I’m getting worse, I have red raised nodules on the shins of my legs below my knees. They are warm to the touch and very painful. The doctor’s are baffled and again send me home with no diagnosis.
After 2 weeks of horrific pain, I’m finally carried in by my father and again admitted to a different hospital. The doctors tell my parents that they think there may be fluid in my ankles and if they pull any fluid out then I will never walk again. But there was no fluid. I spent a week in the hospital only to have them discharge me with a diagnosis of Sarcoidosis or Erythema Nodosum. I spent 6 months in a wheelchair, was receiving steroid injections in my ankles and taking liquid painkillers just to be able to walk. Then, one day, it all just seemed to just vanish.
It’s now May in the year of 1995. I am giving birth to my second son by C-section. During this 3 day experience the only symptom that I had was severe tremors. The nurse said it was normal after a C-section. I didn’t agree, as it was uncontrollable.
Finally my husband and I left the Hospital and took our baby home. Two nights later I had to go back to the E.R. as I had a severe headache and my blood pressure was up. The doctors gave me a CT and a shot of Demerol, and sent me home.
The next day, I literally woke up feeling like I only had a head in the bed!! I could not feel my body parts and I had no control of their movements. Today, I have learned that what I had experienced has a name and that is “PROPRIOCEPTION”
At this point my speech started to slur. My vision was fading fast. My husband drove me back to the hospital. By the time I entered the emergency room I had no vision, I was blind and paralyzed and I could not respond to any of the doctor’s commands. I simply did not know how to respond. After being admitted and having many tests, and procedures, and having had Nitroglycerin put under my tongue every few hours,
the only diagnosis that I received was that I had Post Partum Psychosis and that I needed to see a Psychiatrist. I remember a Neurologist checking my balance, and because I had a slight responding reflex, he said I was fine, yet I still could not see correctly.
My vision finally did come back as tunnel and “mirror like” vision. I was discharged with 1mg of prescription Ativan 3x as it calmed the tremors.
I did go to see a Psychiatrist and had a Neuropsychological evaluation. It was my Psychiatrist who said I had every symptom of Multiple Sclerosis and suggested that I see an MS specialist. So I made an appointment to see an MS specialist who finally diagnosed me with Multiple Sclerosis and he was also very upset as I brought in my past MRI’s only for him to read as they all stated that I had MS on 4 different MRI’s. In June of 2001, I was told I had a secondary disease diagnosis called Multiple Sclerosis. I had to go to speech and cognitive therapy for almost 3 years and I had to be detoxed from a medication that I was now addicted too. The Ativan 1mg a day that I was taking, later.. turned into 18 mg of Ativan a day because no one knew about the Multiple Sclerosis and or what I should be taking for the Tremors and Spastic limbs.
So, I was finally diagnosed with having Sarcoidosis and Erythema Nodosum and Optic Neuritis, and Lupus as well as Multiple Sclerosis along with other Autoimmune Related Diseases,
One doctor wrote a letter to my Psychiatrist that he spent over an hour counseling me on my complaints.
I hope that I could help contribute to the Rare Diseases Media, to be able to tell my story as being a patient and an example, as well as a testimonial to all of the above experiences, that 'no patient" should ever have to go through any of the above mentioned.
I now am a leader of a support group for “Scleroderma and other Autoimmune Related Diseases Forum” via; face book. I post the meetings each month on this site and research updates for people to read about. I am an advocate for Scleroderma Michigan Chapter and for AARDA.ORG and Lewy body dementia as well.
What I really hope to accomplish by telling my story is that this proves to say that their was a lot of unnecessary healthcare spending on all of the procedures that I had to endure and that we.. as patients can come together, and teach doctors and healthcare providers (Insurance Companys) as well as Pharmacist's to work together as a team to getting the correct diagnosis.
Thank you.
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Kimberly Radomski
Clinton Twp., Mi 48038
Snugs1@wowway.com
With claimed health benefits going back as far as ancient Egypt when it was used as a herbal medicine, Aloe Vera drinks come from that same gel in the leaf used to fight sunburn and other skin problems.
Apparently containing vitamins A, C, E, B1, B2, B3, B6 and folic acid it's one of few plants to contain vitamin B12 (which helps with brain and nervous system function). It also contains calcium, magnesium, zinc, chromium, selenium, sodium, iron, and potassium, as well as amino and fatty acids. Strangely not all of these are listed on the label!
Sounds like a miracle nutrient-packed, cholesterol-lowering, weight loss aid, digestion and immune function drink. There are however, internet reports advising pregnant and nursing mothers to avoid it and the occasional warning that excessive consumption can cause regular trips to the loo. Perhaps that accounts for the detoxing claims!
OKF Aloe Vera King is produced in Korea.
Grace Aloe Vera Drink is produced in Taiwan.
TAJ Premium Aloe Vera Drink does not state a country of origin.
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Washington Area Spark contributor and photographer Sue Reading poses in front of the Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) treatment facility at 1904 T Street NW sometime in 1973.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the RAP “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmJB3Fvr
Photo by Reading/Simpson
16 Days left until our due date....Laura is in full power nesting mode!!
Getting together everything, detoxing our House and making it sort of baby ready.
We watched Knocked Up yesterday to get a little refresher course on Child Birth....lol
Washington Area Spark contributor and photographer Sue Reading poses in front of the Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) treatment facility at 1904 T Street NW sometime in 1973.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the RAP “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
For more information and related images, see flic.kr/s/aHsmJB3Fvr
Photo by Reading/Simpson
It's a common Berlin BSR garbage truck made flying (BSR = Berliner Stadtreinigung = waste disposal company). But 100 years in the future there will be no real waste problem in our cities because of new recycling technologies so companies Like BSR have a leading position on renaturizing and detoxing the environment
This is the first thing you see when you walk into the Brentwood Whole Foods this week. Very large display. Usually this is where they put the blueberries imported from Chile.
Today, the dry sauna was 185 degrees, the steam room fluctuated between 113 and 118 degrees, and the cold pool was a perfect 72 degrees. Sometimes those cold pools are much too much too cold. I feel that 72 degrees is the perfect temperature for a cold pool. I did several rounds of going between the 185 degree dry sauna and the cold pool. I’m really heavily into detoxing right now and am stepping it up with the sauna usage even more than usual. As far as both Korean spas in Houston are concerned(other than the picture/video taking incident tonight in the women’s area) I feel that Gangnam Spa is the best spa in Houston because their temperatures are absolutely ideal, and I tend to feel more relaxed and detoxed after my time there. That O2 Lounge is amazing. Both Gangnam and Spa World are wonderful, but if you want a more relaxed and quiet atmosphere, and ideal temperatures in the pools and steam/sauna rooms, Gangnam wins, hands down.
- Detox recipes - part of our 2 week detox program for the new year. To see our full 2 week diet & recipes while detoxing check out www.confessionsofafoodie.com/category/detox-cleansing-diets/
Bubblegum Bath Salts
These salts will leave you feeling like a kid again with it’s uplifting and youthful scent. Daydream about the youthful when you add a little Bubblegum Bath Salts.
Great for....
....those days when you’re feeling childish or nostalgic
Take the rest of the evening off and enjoy a relaxing soak in the bath tub with Royal Quartz bath salts. Made from Dead Sea salt, our bath salts will give you:
...Therapeutic soak that gently detoxes your body,
...Provide sumptuous minerals to be absorbed,
...Rejuvenates and softens your skin (aiding in the healing of numerous skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema),
...Relax sore muscles
...and all of this without being drying!
Additionally, because our bath salts are powdered, you can also use it as a gentle scrub to slough off dry skin and reveal the beautiful you underneath.
What minerals can be found in dead sea salt?:
- Bitumen acts as an anti-inflammatory
- Calcium cleanses pores, aides wound healing, and promotes circulation
- Iodine promotes healthy skin, hair, and nails by improving their condition
- Magnesium promotes quick healing of skin tissue, calms the nervous system, and relieves stress. Beneficial to those with psoriasis.
- Potassium improves skin hydration and water retention
- Sodium facilitates detox, skin hydration, and water retention
- Zinc reduces and minimizes signs of aging, helps speed up the healing process of injuries, and helps to protect skin from sunburn
Size: 9.8oz
This item is currently for sale on www.royalquartz.com
How not to fall in love: Vol. 1 - youtu.be/aX8-8s3B9Do
Back in October 2017, Lee had embraced this beautiful relation of friendship, love and understanding with Zara. His misery long gone, his depression locked away and his pain while still there, felt lighter. He went to sleep every night being happy, he woke up every morning feeling optimistic.
On the other hand, Zara had found somebody who believed in her potential to go far and beyond of what a traditional society expects from a woman. She found somebody who could push her into becoming the best version of herself that she can be.
Lee faced a hard time accepting the fact that now his professional and personal life, both were blooming. Everything felt too good to be true, damn near perfect and at the brink of collapsing. The mother of all cliché twists happens…, Lee finds out there’s another guy Zara was attracted to, employed at the same workplace…, Alan.
When Lee and Zara’s relation was taking off, Alan was on vacation. But when he came back, he saw how close Lee and Zara had become and it started to bug him. Zara told Lee to be careful not to interact when Alan’s around as it made him jealous, but Lee couldn’t understand why, because Zara never told him the truth about Alan.
Soon, Lee started noticing the kind of intimate interaction there was between Zara and Alan, but he tried to shove it away as Lee refused to believe that Zara would hide something like this from him. But as days went by, the truth became quite apparent. Lee found out Alan had already extended a marriage proposal to Zara which she was confused about.
Compared to Lee, Alan was lacking intellect, financial status and the will to make it on his own without a supporting figure like Zara. Alan needed Zara to succeed in his life, yet he was very abusive towards her, not appreciating the value she had been adding to his life…, and Zara, even though being verbally abused by Alan every day, kept going back to him again and again.
When all the dots were connected, Lee’s mind went into overdrive and he figured that perhaps Zara was never in love with Lee. She was merely attracted to all the lovable qualities in him which she desperately wanted Alan to develop. He figured that perhaps Alan comes across as more of a human being compared to Lee, as Alan knows how to have fun and live his life. While Lee comes across as more of a robot, shoving himself into so much work to take his mind off from how lonely he felt inside. Because no matter how deep Lee’s connection became with Zara, his pain still continued to live inside of him.
One day, without any discussions, phone calls or mutual understanding, Lee subconsciously began to block Zara out of his life. He would try to speak less to her and avoid any eye contact wherever possible. Things became extremely hard for him, but his mind was adamant on what had to be done.
Once Zara found out what Lee’s mind was doing to him, she asked him to stop it as she started to feel hurt. But Lee couldn’t help it, he just had to detox and lock away all the memories to move on. Upon hearing Lee’s response, a tear rolled down Zara’s cheek and time stopped for a moment.
Lee felt like his detoxing had gone to a halt for a few seconds and he could use this window to ask Zara why she hid the truth from Lee. Zara became clueless, she had no idea her connection with Lee would grow this deep where they can’t see the other one leave.
So Lee made it simple, he asked Zara the simplest of all questions about her abusive relation with Alan. What made her go back to him again and again even though it was making her miserable and depressed?
Zara had no answer, she searched and searched her thoughts and feelings to cling onto something and bring back some sort of an answer, but she was nothing but blank. Lee looked her in the eyes and begged for an answer because when he doesn’t get the truth, he can’t stop overthinking and lay his thoughts to rest. His mind in fact makes up its own truth when not given the answers.
Zara politely requested some time to find the answer to Lee’s simple yet an intensely complicated question for her. This is where Lee and Zara parted ways with the stipulation of connecting once again if only Zara can give what Lee wants…, and all that Lee wants…, is nothing..., but the truth…
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das foto stammt aus dem beginn meiner detox-zeit. wahnsinn wie sich die smoothies und überhaupt alles durch das detoxen weiterentwickelt hat... und noch gibt es so vieles zu entdecken. smoothies trinken wir jetzt seit drei tagen jeden tag, wenn wir nicht gerade für jobs unterwegs sind. als besonders toll in den verscheidensten kombis haben sich u.a. gartengurken, avokado, rote rübe, ingwer und auch mandarinen erwiesen. natürlich säuerliche äpfel wie der boskop, alle möglichen kräuter, spinat, orangen, zitronen, grapefruit, manchmal auch kokosmilch, hanfsamen, grapefruitkernkonzentrat (nur ein paar tropfen aus der apotheke ausnahmsweise!), jede menge leitungswasser natürlich, hin und wieder auch grüner tee oder pfefferminzwasser (einfach ein paar minzblätter über nach ins wasser geben, reicht!). also was mir wichtig ist, ist dass die farbe ansprechend wird. da kommt es natürlich auf die jeweiligen kombinationen an. spinat macht jeden smoothie schön grün. wenn ich dann rote rübe dazugebe wird es natürlich eher braun. das sieht dann halt nicht so erfrischend aus... rote rübe eignet sich besonders für pinke und rote smoothies - die farben sind oft unglaublich und helfen bei radikaleren mischungen :) über den geschmack hinweg. rotkraut macht einen gurke, zitrone, apfel smoothie so toll pink, dass einem das herz aufgeht :))))))
for a little while. i have not had a spot of sugar over the last 21 days. and you know what? i really miss treats. i don't really miss fruit, and i still really love cheese ( i have pretty well existed on cheese and advocados for the last week, since i tire of meat easily ). on the flip side? i am sleeping better, i have lost enough pounds to make a significant difference in my clothes and i feel good all the time. except when i am cranky missing treats. so tomorrow, when this detox is over, i will be a little nervous trying to figure out how to proceed. i toyed with trying a paleo diet...but the lack of cheese makes that unfeasible. i want to eat well, not diet. dieting sucks. so does detoxing, but whatever;). i did it. and man, are milo and i grainy. grains. bread. i miss bread. just a little. yuummm...28/265
MORE EVIDENCE OF CHANGE: Early each year, it is my goal to do some healthy detoxing. The first year I did this was when I read, "Fit for Life." (1985); I am not recommending the book, but it was an excellent education at the time twenty five years ago.
For me, the goal is perseverance.
"Fit for Life" gave me an awareness of some basic things I was doing that I could change for improved health back then. We have come a long way in nutrition awareness since the 1980s when "dieting" seemed to be the big buzz word, rather than health or wellness. What I liked so much about the book was the concept not of dieting, but small and simple life-style changes leading toward natural wellness, by supporting the body's ability to heal.
That year was the first when I began to practice healthy juicing. While I admit that I never had skin problems, still my skin became radiant from these simple changes.
There is a lot of controversy about the benefits vs. the harm of caffein. If one is motivated, I think one can find research to support either the pros or the cons of a limited amount of caffein. My main concern was learning how what I consume - perhaps even in hidden forms - can build up in my body.
The book explained the concepts of naturopathy. According to Wikipedia, "Naturopathy (Not to be confused with naturopathic medicine or natural medicine) is the systematic application of lifestyle and natural forces to allow the body's innate healing potential to restore and maintain health."
Following the crush of holidays, January seems like a good time to review what I am eating and drinking, especially since holidays are a time for temptations I typcially resist to make a visit in my diet.
So this week, I am evaluating my caffein comsumption.
On Monday, as I thought through my "Take Time for Health" Tuesday ideas, I became aware of how tired I was feeling. Also, I did not want to take on anything major for Tuesday. So the simplest concept for "Take Time for Health" Tuesday was to give up something, instead of trying something. That was easy as I am a big tea drinker.
So on Monday night, I began with my decaffeinated teas. Also, green teas are stated to contain less caffein. I do not drink much coffee, but I do drink it. Also, caffein is hidden in other foods. (I am two days into giving up caffein and I do not have the side effects one may get. But that is also based on consumption. The quality of sleep the last two nights is the main difference I am noticing ... other than missing my regular tea and a cup of coffee!)
So according to Dr. Oz's evaluation, I may not be over the healthy limit. However, not sleeping as well as I would like was enough of a motivation and worth cutting back the caffein anyway.
Just some food for thought for "Take Time for Health" Tuesday. Sorry, I didn't get it posted yesterday ... perhaps I was napping! ;->
[Check this out yourself: www.doctoroz.com/challenges/caffeine-detox]
Sweet dreams, everybody!
Bubblegum Bath Salts
These salts will leave you feeling like a kid again with it’s uplifting and youthful scent. Daydream about the youthful when you add a little Bubblegum Bath Salts.
Great for....
....those days when you’re feeling childish or nostalgic
Take the rest of the evening off and enjoy a relaxing soak in the bath tub with Royal Quartz bath salts. Made from Dead Sea salt, our bath salts will give you:
...Therapeutic soak that gently detoxes your body,
...Provide sumptuous minerals to be absorbed,
...Rejuvenates and softens your skin (aiding in the healing of numerous skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema),
...Relax sore muscles
...and all of this without being drying!
Additionally, because our bath salts are powdered, you can also use it as a gentle scrub to slough off dry skin and reveal the beautiful you underneath.
What minerals can be found in dead sea salt?:
- Bitumen acts as an anti-inflammatory
- Calcium cleanses pores, aides wound healing, and promotes circulation
- Iodine promotes healthy skin, hair, and nails by improving their condition
- Magnesium promotes quick healing of skin tissue, calms the nervous system, and relieves stress. Beneficial to those with psoriasis.
- Potassium improves skin hydration and water retention
- Sodium facilitates detox, skin hydration, and water retention
- Zinc reduces and minimizes signs of aging, helps speed up the healing process of injuries, and helps to protect skin from sunburn
Size: 9.8oz
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The Regional Addiction Prevention (RAP) headquarters at 1727 Willard Street NW is shown in a May 1, 1979 photograph. RAP was established in 1970 as a groundbreaking whole-life approach to addiction treatment in the District of Columbia and surrounding area.
Ronald C. Clark, a co-founder of the facility, “pioneered a therapeutic approach to addiction aimed not just at detoxing the body but also the mind,” according to the Washington Post,
Clark was a bass player in the Charles Mingus band when addiction derailed his music career. After going through the Synanon treatment facility, he came to Washington, D.C. and never left.
The Post wrote upon his death in May 2019, “Many of his clients were African Americans, and he wanted to help them rid themselves of the poisonous effects of racism —the inferiority complexes, the low self-esteem, internalized oppression and self-hatred.”
“In a residential treatment setting that could last more than a year, patients studied African and African American history. Jazz musicians, black poets and artists performed and participated in group therapy sessions. Recovering addicts received nutrition counseling, reading lessons and job-skills training.”
The vintage Montgomery Spark wrote in 1971:
“The center’s approach is radically different from other ‘addict rehabilitation centers’ in the area. RAP operates as a collective, with staff and residents making decisions together.”
“RAP’s left-wing analysis of the heroin plague has led to attacks on the organization from reactionary elements who seek to capitalize on an addict’s plight through methadone maintenance or other exploitive methods.”
“RAP’s ‘success rate,’ as government authorities call it, has been remarkably higher than other types of treatment. This is probably because RAP’s residents learn that the root of the heroin problem lies in society’s illnesses, and by knowing this, the individual can better realize how to cope with their problems.”
Early counselors included radicals like Montgomery County’s John Dillingham that were supporters of the Black Panther Party.
RAP initially offered outpatient services before opening a residential facility at 1904 T Street NW in July 1970 and moved into the Willard Street property in 1973 when they were offered the facility for $1 in rent. They later opened other facilities in the District and Maryland.
Part of the program for the live-in treatment facility was community service. RAP organized to give out free vegetables and clothes, information on legal aid, welfare rights and where to find medical attention.
They worked to clean up the neighborhood around their facilities and ran workshops for the community called “survival teaching.”
RAP vigorously opposed the methadone as a drug that produced “Zombies” instead of instilling self-reliance.
Connie Clark, a co-director of RAP, said in a 1972 Washington Post interview, “Authorities like it because it cuts down on crime and makes people docile—easy to control. But all the same it addictive and babies born to methadone-taking mothers are addicts and persons on the drug are never free to think for themselves.”
RAP struggled financially in its first years of existence, holding benefits throughout the city to keep the facility functioning. Later grants from the city and private-pay residents would help to sustain it.
RAP adapted its treatment through the years as one drug epidemic after another swept through the city—heroin, crack, PCP, fentanyl—and everything in between, including alcoholism.
Nearly 50 years after opening, RAP describes itself, “RAP's overarching mission is to promote and enhance human health - physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially. Individualized intensive and comprehensive assessment and case management guarantee an all-inclusive care plan.”
“RAP, Inc. has served the Washington metropolitan area since 1970. We base our treatment approach on cultural values, respecting and supporting all individuals and their communities and recognizing that a client’s culture is an inseparable part of his or her self-image.”
“Teaching from the work of giants such as Malcom X, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou who are models of recovery and overcoming abuse, we motivate clients to embrace the possibilities for their own sobriety.”
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Photo by Ray Lustig. The image is courtesy of the D.C. Public Library Washington Star Collection © Washington Post.
Our exclusive Ionic Detoxing Foot bath treatment can help you detox in 30 minutes. As each foot has over 2000+ pores, soaking in relaxing warm water with alternating positive and negative charges through your system, allows for toxins to be brought out of your body, and seen in the water!
Wild Rubus fructicosa + Blooming Valerian
the leaves of the rubus fructicosa have been used by some indigenous North American Native tribes, purportedly liver detoxing as herbal tea.
Choupana Hills
Exotic, chic and a haven of calm, Choupana Hills Resort is an idyllic retreat in the hills above Funchal - just the place to go if you want to escape, unwind and enjoy stunning scenery.
Perfect for… couples looking for a relaxing escape, spa lovers and families. Madeira has good weather for most of the year so is a great short-haul destination in colder months.
Where… in the hills approximately 15-20 minutes drive above the main city of Funchal. The hotel provides a shuttle service for guests who do not wish to hire a car.
And the rooms…. 56 Deluxe Rooms, 2 Family Bungalows and 4 Suites all made natural materials – slate, limestone and Tali wood; decorated with a combination of traditional and exotic styles. The hill top location and surrounding woodland give a feeling of being in a tree house, high above. Couples can also enjoy a secluded outdoor Jacuzzi tub with views across the town, port and sea.
Food & facilities… the Xopana restaurant, overlooking the Atlantic, serves divine food using natural produce. The Basalt Bar offers aperitifs and digestives as well as other beverages throughout the day. There are two heated pools, one in the Spa and one outdoors. The pool bar offers light lunches, fresh fruit and vegetable juices for those detoxing or simply enjoying the spa facilities. The Spa is one of the main highlights at Choupana HIlls with indulgent Aromatherapy, Reflexology, exfoliation, holistic therapies and facial treatments available using rich Elemis products.
Activities… walking is definitely an activity to enjoy here and there are several mapped routes to the mountains. The Laurissilva Forest is recognised as an UNESCO Natural World Heritage site and was the inspiration for the Choupana Hills landscaping concept. A visit to the beautiful gardens of the Monte Palace is also recommended and from there you can then take the cable car down to the city centre to enjoy a delicious local meal in one of the many restaurants.
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