Group: MCC's Drug Literacy Program

Description: MCC's Drug Literacy Program:
The complex story of drugs, the church and wellness

Focus 2006: Crystal Meth

This program evolved from the HIV/AIDS Social Transformation Ministry. Many links have been made in the media and in public health between the rise in new HIV infections and the use of drugs, especially crystal meth in U.S. urban gay male and rural heterosexual populations. The mainstream media directs large amounts of attention to the variety of ways that crystal meth is being used in urban gay communities, rural heterosexual populations, and in a range of groups between the two.

MCC's Drug Literacy Social Program develops dialogue on these issue and helps to place the stories of real people in the larger context of information being presented in the media and by public health sources. Our primary goal is to help people from diverse communities talk across the lines of their experiences. With this in mind, we have been holding discussions and workshops around the fellowship of MCC with attendance by people in recovery programs(abstinence, harm reduction, and rational users,too), as well as those still actively using drugs (recreational and addicted users, too), family and friends of the drug users, and people who provide support services to these communities.

Our time together is not intended to be a recovery program or to promote a specific agenda about how or if people use drugs. We build bridges between diverse perspectives and learn from each others experiences.

The response to the program has been great. We are working on creating resources that can help with ongoing education for the communities we visit. We are also looking for volunteers and interested people who would like to learn more and help implement this work as it grows.

Please contact Joshua Love, MCC Program Specialist, for any questions you may have. JoshuaLove@MCCchurch.net

For questions about this Group, please contact:

Founder:
Joshua