Broadmoor hosts drug summit

Pandemic adds fuel to fire for those struggling with addiction

I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THEM INTHE EYES TO TELL THEM.HEY, WE LOVE YOU.YOU MATRTE DON’T GIVE UP.THAT’S PASTOR JOSH BRADDY’SPOWERFUL MESSAGE FOR ANYONEDEALING WITH A DRUG ADD.ICTION TNUR WEDNEAYSD BEGAN TOOPIOID AND HEROIN SUMMIT HELD ABROADMOOR BAPTIST CHURCH INMADISON.OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE-DAYSUMMIT THE CONFERENCE WILLFEATURE MOREHAN T A DOZENSPEAKERS GIVING RESOURCES ANDINFORMATION ABOUT THE ONGOINGOPIOID EPIDECMI ACCORDING TO THESTATE DEPARTMENT OFEA HLTH OVER115 PEOPLE DIE FROM AN OPIOIDOVERDOSE EVERY DAY WITH THISYEAR’S THEME BEING RISE UP.THE SPEAKERS ARE GEARING UP TOADDRESS THIS CRISIS AND ALLASPECTS OF DRUG ABUSE.THEY’RE DON AS A RESTUL OFDRUG-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS ORDOWN AS A RESULT OF HOMICIDES.THEY’RE DOWNS A A RESULT OFTHINGS ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENTCRIME AND DRUG ADDICTIONND ADRUG ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUESLEIA RIGHT INTOHAT T CO-FOUNDEROF THE SUMMIT NEELY CARLTON.US THIS CONFERENCE IS NOT JTUSFOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITHADDICTION, BUT ALSO ANYONE WHOMAYE B PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY ITWHAT THIS CONFERENCE OFFERS ISTHE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TOIDENTIFY PROFESSIONALS ANDRESOURCES THAT CAN HELP THEMBRIDGE THAT GAP.SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THISIS ABOUT HOPE FOR EVERYONESEGMENTS RANGE FROM FAMILYIMPACTS, ALCOHISOLM RECOVERY ANDOTHER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WITHSEPTEMBER AOLS BEING SUICIDEPREVENTION MONTH LEADERS.SAY THE TOPIC OF MENTAL HEALTHWILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED WE CANNOTLIVE A LEIF HOLISTILLCAY HEALTHYIF WE DO NOT FOCUS ON BEHAVIORALHEALTH THE MENTAL ASPECTF O ITEMOTIONAL ASPECT OF IT AND THESPIRITUAL ASPECT OF IT AS WELLAS THE STOMACH CONTINUES PASTOR.JOSH BRADY SAYS, HE HOPESATTENDEES ARE EQUIPPED TO BEBETTER EC.DU WITH THE IMPACTS OFDRUG ABUSE WHILE ALSO HELPINGTHOSE I NEENDE W KNOW THATTHERE’S NO SUCH THING AS ATHROWAWAY PERSON NO MATTER THEADDICTION NO MATTER THE LGTHENOF TIME NO MATTER THEIR STORYWHAT THEY’VE DONE WHERE THEY’VEBEEN THE PEOPLE THEY’VE DONE ITWITH WE KNOW THAT EVERY PERSONMATTERS EVERY S