With the impact of substance abuse on our communities, the prison systems, homicide rate, pre-marital sex etc., every ministry that desires to be relevant must be aggressively addressing this issue.

—Bishop Dwight Wilkins

94% of clergy members recognize substance abuse as an important issue among family members in their congregations. Almost 38% believe that alcohol abuse is involved in half or more of the family problems they confront; yet only 12.5% of clergy completed course work related to substance abuse while studying to be a member of the clergy.

—from So Help me God: Substance Abuse, Religion
and Spirituality, by The National CASA at Columbia University

"A congregational substance abuse team ministry allows the church to do what they're supposed to do." —Ted Ralston

“People need loving the  most when they deserve it the least.”  —Sue Touchett

“The pastor doesn't have to be an expert- he just has to know where the experts are.”  —Rev. Everett Brewer