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Finding Freedom from Addiction

According to the CDC, 40 percent of Americans struggle with some kind of addiction:

DrugsAlcoholPornographyWorkaholismGamblingShoppingEating disordersTech addictionOpioids

And the list could go on.

Addiction will devastate your health, your finances, and your relationships.

Each of us has unresolved pain or unhealthy coping mechanisms of some kind. It’s part of who we are as human beings who live in a sinful world. The Bible says we’ve all sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).

Topics: Family and Home Tags: addiction June 8, 2021 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Progress in the Battle Against Pornographers

Follow the money.

It’s been a bad week for Pornhub, an online website that reportedly records 3.5 billion visits per month – and those of us who have been fighting pornography’s scourge are relieved to finally see some progress in the battle to expose the industry’s wickedness.

First, The New York Times released a rightfully scathing rebuke of the horrific site, highlighting its pervasive distribution of pure evil ranging from “rape videos” to underage exhibitionists.

Columnist Nicholas Kristoff’s graphic expose has reverberated in social media since its publication last Friday.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: addiction, pornography December 11, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Healing the Hurts Behind Your Addiction

What does addiction look like?

Johnny Baker compares it to a small water leak he discovered on the side of his house one day. He wasn’t sure of the cause, but the leak seemed small and posed little risk.

A few weeks later, the water stain had grown, and moss was growing.

A few weeks after that, Johnny’s wife called him at work and said, “You have to come home right now. Water from our house is flooding the neighbor’s yard.”

The small leak had grown into a full water line break.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: addiction July 7, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Offering Hope to Families Experiencing Drug Addiction

More than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017.

Numbers like that are the latest sad statistic from a culture of drug abuse that broke into the open in the 1960s and 1970s. The cost of illegal drugs in terms of crime, lost work productivity, and the impact on the health care system is estimated at $200 billion a year. To that figure, you can add another $80 billion in prescription drugs.

Despite the staggering numbers of traffic deaths, overdoses, and a new generation of “stoners” who would rather get high than pursue productive lives, there’s growing momentum in the United States to legalize drugs.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: addiction, broadcast, faith November 6, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Focus on the Family President Jim Daly Praises Passage of the Opioid Response Act

We are pleased to hear of the U.S. Senate’s passage of the Opioid Crisis Response Act by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 98-1. This followed an earlier House vote of 393-8. The bill now goes to President Trump, who last year declared the opioid crisis to be a national emergency, for his signature.

The opioid epidemic in this country is destroying lives and families. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 63,600 people died in 2016 from an overdose in the United States, of which 42,249 involved an opioid.

Topics: Current Events Tags: addiction, events, news October 4, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

God’s Grace for Those Trapped in Addiction

Gary Morland believes families are like a river – good and bad choices alike flow downstream across generations. Gary’s family of origin was an unhappy one. There was a lot of arguing and disharmony. His dad was an alcoholic. So was his grandfather, who left the family as a result of his addiction. Gary learned to accept dysfunction as normal and unchangeable. The influence of his past sent him on a 15-year journey down what he calls the “Rocky Rapids of Addiction.”

When Gary turned 21, his dad took him drinking, and for the next 15 years, three quarts of beer a day became his habit.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: addiction, broadcast May 24, 2018 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Finding Freedom from Addiction

Progress in the Battle Against Pornographers

Healing the Hurts Behind Your Addiction

Offering Hope to Families Experiencing Drug Addiction

Focus on the Family President Jim Daly Praises Passage of the Opioid Response Act

God’s Grace for Those Trapped in Addiction

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