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L imen Recovery + Wellness provides sober living for chemically dependent men and women. We help them develop personal responsibility and prepare them to return to
society as productive and contributing members. We develop unique recovery goals for
each resident based on their specific needs. Our program for long-term recovery includes
the following
Our holistic framework follows a 12-step recovery model which includes housing,
individual and group counseling, food, life skills training, educational opportunities,
financial literacy training, access to job training and placement, access to medical
insurance, parenting classes, peer support and help in securing a safe living environment
as they continue their recovery.
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O ur success relies on our loving kindness, compassion, generosity, and forgiveness toward those struggling with addiction and mental illness. Human beings are valuable, unique, and vulnerable, and deserve multiple chances. Our goal is to meet the people we serve where they are and to walk with them on their path to recovery. Some people go their whole lives without ever seeing a miracle. At Limen Recovery + Wellness, we've been seeing them every day since our inception in 1969. You, as friends and supporters of Limen Recovery + Wellness, have not only seen them, but you have helped create them. The Limen Recovery + Wellness philosophy has been to provide a temporary home for men and women recovering from substance use. At the Limen Recovery + Wellness, resident learns to change their life and help themselves in an atmosphere of compassion and loving concern. They V alues
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Still Effective After All These Years After 80 years, AA still works
For those seeking to break free from addiction to drugs and alcohol, one of the most widely used -- and easily accessible -- tools has been the Twelve Steps, first published in 1939 in the book,”Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism.” Not much has changed since 1939, in what the Twelve Steps require of individuals, in order to regain control of their lives. The process, known to its adherents as “working the steps,” involves taking individual responsibility for one’s actions, admitting that one is powerless to control the addiction, and seeking the help of a higher power in order to heal. The benefits of the Twelve Step method are widely known: acceptance into a fellowship of non-users who regularly attend meetings to discuss their addictions, face their actions, and atone for them through spiritual practice and forgiveness. Although Alcoholics Anonymous and its many offshoots do not conduct or allow others to conduct research into the effectiveness of the methods, the military has produced studies that show individuals who attend meetings are 60% more likely to achieve sobriety than those who do not.
Millions of men and women around the world have used the Twelve Steps to break free from a wide variety of addictions and compulsions. More than 200 self-help organizations around the world have adopted twelve-step principles for help with compulsion for, and/or addiction to, gambling, crime, food, sex, hoarding, debting and over-working, among others.
Where did the Twelve Steps come from? According to an article published by AA co-founder Bill W. in 1953, there were three primary sources of inspiration: the Oxford Groups, Dr. William D. Silkworth of Towns Hospital and the famed psychologist, William James, widely considered the father of modern psychology. The Oxford Groups, an evangelical movement which became popular in the 1920’s and early 30’s, preached concepts like absolute honesty, absolute purity, absolute unselfishness and absolute love. “The Twelve Steps could be considered a personal roadmap for achieving sobriety and serenity.”
Combining science and spirituality William James’ major contribution to the philosophical underpinnings of AA was his book “Varieties of Religious Experience.” In his book, James provided scientific validation for the concept of spiritual experiences, which he said could transform people and enable them to overcome personal defeat and find recovery. The Twelve Steps could be considered a personal roadmap for achieving sobriety and serenity and living a life of freedom from addiction to alcohol and drugs. Each of the steps is only one sentence in length, but each one contains enough universally applicable wisdom and power to fill a book. While the 12 steps has provided a path to recovery for countless alcoholics, drug addicts and others seeking to break free from addictive or compulsive behavior, they have also sparked controversy and debate over the decades. The major source of controversy is AA’s longstanding emphasis on a belief in God. AA supporters point out that, in the AA context, that means belief in “a higher power,” a belief in something larger than the self. The phrase was coined in the early years of AA.
They also practiced a type of confession, which they called “sharing,” the making of amends for harms done they called “restitution.” They believed in the value of “quiet time,” a form of meditation and seeking of God’s guidance, practiced in both group and individual settings. Dr. Silkworth spent years helping alcoholics dry out at Towns Hospital in New York City. One of his core beliefs, which he often spoke on, was the disease concept of alcoholism -- defined as an obsession of the mind combined with an allergy of the body.
“’Higher power’ doesn’t necessarily mean a deity, and those who use the steps are free to interpret that phrase as they see fit.”
“Higher power” doesn’t necessarily have to mean a deity, and that those who use the steps are free to interpret that phrase as they see fit, based on their personal beliefs. The phrase could be applied to mean the power of the group, or nature. Some AA members around the world who don’t accept faith in a god as a necessary tenet have formed their own agnostic AA groups. More than 90 unofficial, self-described “agnostic AA” groups now meet regularly in the U.S., according to Patheos.com. The debate continues. Some think the 82-year old organization has drifted away from its core principles and become too lenient, Lee Ann Kaskutas, senior scientist at the Public Health Institute’s Alcohol Research Group in Emeryville, Calif., told CharismaNews.com. “Others think it’s too strict, so they want to change AA and make it get with the times.” Newcomers to AA are often advised to “take what you need and leave the rest,” Kaskutas points out. That flexibility allows participants to put together a recovery program that fits their needs. It’s one of the reason AA still works for people, eight decades after its founding.
The Limen Recovery + Wellness Program
L imen Recovery + Wellness provides sober living for chemically dependent men and women. We help them develop personal responsibility and prepare them to return to society as productive and contributing members. We develop unique recovery goals for each resident based on their specific needs. Our program for long-term recovery includes the following Potential Limen Recovery + Wellness residents: 1. Our holistic framework follows a 12-step recovery model which includes housing, individual and group counseling, food, life skills training, educational opportunities, financial literacy training, access to job training and placement, access to medical insurance, parenting classes, peer support and help in securing a safe living environment as they continue their recovery. 2. Attending 12 Step programs (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous), 12 Step Study groups, lectures on Relapse Prevention, Peer Support groups, and other recovery-related activities. 3. Learning tools to maintain abstinence, manage money, cope with stress and anger, develop and implement a self-care plan, develop a sober support network, obtain employment supportive of recovery, maintain a savings account with a positive balance at time of discharge and secure safe housing. 4. Residents are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the House. Residents can be asked to leave for rule violations or behavior problems. Use of drugs or alcohol is cause for immediate dismissal. 5. Residents are required to keep
their living areas clean and participate with other residents on chores to keep the House functioning.
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L imen Recovery + Wellness provides affordable counseling to individuals and families who are affected by addiction and mental health disorders. Our licensed counselors are experienced in various clinical approaches as well as the 12-step process which aid in the accurate evaluation of a client’s concerns, and the subsequent development of a treatment and relapse prevention plan. Regular counseling sessions foster a healthy relationship with our clients and encourage progress toward their treatment goals. Counselors at Limen Recovery + Wellness focus on the underlying cause of unhealthy relationships, and lack of support
system can all contribute to the client’s difficult to cope with life on life’s terms. Our counselors provide an objective, yet supportive, assessment of these events
and guide clients through similar ones when they arise. Counseling is offered five days a week with daytime and some evening appointments available.
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INSERT 6 Learning to Drink
Study finds alcohol changes the brain from the very first drink
“Drugs of abuse basically hijack the normal learning and memory processes.” - Dr. Dorit Ron University of California - San Francisco
Preventing escalation
The NIAAA-funded study did not establish a relationship between initial use and addiction, or even problematic drinking. But the hope is that further understanding of how alcohol affects the brain initially could lead to better treatment and prevention efforts down the road. “If we can control that step, we may be able to prevent further escalation,” Dr. Ron says. More research is needed to determine which other components of the brain are affected by initial alcohol exposure. Dr. Ron says she believes the changes that occur during first exposure could be reversed with prolonged abstinence from alcohol. But she said the more a person drinks, the harder it is to reverse those changes as the brain forms stronger connections to drinking.
One drink is all it takes. That’s what one research team found when studying how even the first exposure to alcohol can affect a person’s brain. A team from the University of California - San Francisco exposed mice to alcohol and then studied the synapses (connections) in their brains. The team found that even the first drink produced significant changes in the brain’s biological structure, calling the changes a “learning event.” “This is basically the first step,” says Dr. Dorit Ron, one of the chief researchers. “You are basically placing a memory trace.” Dr. Ron says the entire study was based on the idea that “addiction, and not just alcohol addiction, is thought to be a maladaptive form of learning and memory.” In essence, the study showed that first exposure to alcohol primes the brain for further use and lays the foundation for future “learning.” “Drugs of abuse basically hijack the normal learning and memory processes,” Dr. Ron says. “The behavior becomes habit.”
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Predicting behavior
INSERT 6 A new study also suggests that the earlier a person starts drinking, the stronger those connections may become. Researchers recently set out to identify which substance people use first in their lives and found the majority of people try alcohol before any other substance. The team also looked at how a person’s age when they start drinking affects substance use later in life. Researchers say the earlier someone starts drinking, the more likely they are to use more than one illicit substance, and they’re also more likely to develop an addiction. “It’s a very nice predictor for polysubstance use,” says Dr. Adam Barry, the study’s chief author. “The later you delay, the closer you are to 21, the less likely you are to be alcohol dependent or dependent on other substances.”
“ Alcohol consumption among youth doesn’t occur in a vacuum. ” - Dr. Adam Barry, Texas A&M University
Curbing use Researchers acknowledge there’s a difference between a first sip and a first binge drinking event. But they say age at first use of any kind is still a good predictor of behavior later in life. To combat problematic drinking, Dr. Barry says educators need to address all factors of a child’s life, not just the substance itself. In keeping with new guidelines from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Barry and his team recommend beginning substance education as early as third grade. “Alcohol consumption among youth doesn’t occur in a vacuum,” Dr. Barry says. “It’s really just trying to find evidence-based strategies that prevent drug use and then applying those in an alcohol setting.”
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W ilmington, Delaware: Limen Recovery + Wellness, celebrates the successful completion of the roof and pavement renovation to their Bayard Boulevard Women’s house, after being inspected by Courtland Foos of Foos Construction and Michael Duffy, executive director of Limen Recovery + Wellness. This renovation keeps the triangle neighborhood appealing and vibrant while providing a recovery home for women to heal. Limen purchased it in 2014 to expand its services for women, this house is how the center point for the women’s program. New Roof for Limen’s Women’s House
“…it’s no secret we’re expanding but it’s important to steward our current operations as we grow, we are grateful for the investment of Longwood Foundation for meeting the needs of Limen to support women in recovery” Michael Duffy, Executive Director.
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T he idea for Limen House, a halfway house for alcoholics and addicts recovering from their disease, came about in the Fall of 1968. The idea grew out of the experiences of people from St. Andrews Church in Wilmington, who had been working directly with alcoholics through AA and the St. Andrews social service program. The word li'-men is a scientific term of Latin origin which means threshold; the place or point of entering or beginning; the point at which a physiological or psychological effect begins to be produced. To get the endeavor off the ground took great effort. Collaborations took place with officials from the Alcoholic Commission, the Department of Mental Health, the Mental Health Association, Alcoholics Anonymous, and other community agencies that existed to facilitate rehabilitation of alcoholics.
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At that time, there were no halfway houses in the state where the homeless could live while continuing their fight to retain sobriety and look for employment. Limen House was incorporated as a non-profit organization in March 1969. Limen House has been supported by contributions from private funds: from individuals, industry, foundations, service clubs and churches. A continual source of funding was deemed necessary, since a halfway house cannot be self-supporting. Community acceptance of the halfway house concept led to the opening of a Limen House for Women in August 1973. Presently, Limen House operates four separate recovery houses. These Houses serve as models for other halfway houses in Delaware and other states.
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FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE
D espite years of stigma, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is steadily gaining in popularity among treatment providers. Government groups like the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are actively campaigning to get more providers to offer MAT as a potentially vital resource for patients. While such groups often promote well-known medications such as methadone and buprenorphine, drug researchers are looking for new medications that could be a lifeline to patients in need. But new medications can cost millions to research and take years to get on the market. That’s why some researchers are taking a closer look, and finding success, with drugs already approved by the FDA. CURBING COCAINE USE Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say a drug already on the market for diabetes may be able to curb cocaine use. The FDA-approved drug Byetta, used to regulate blood sugar in diabetic patients, is derived from a natural hormone known as GLP-1. The research team looked at how the hormone functioned in rats and found that the same hormone that regulates food intake could be used to suppress cocaine consump- tion. “These results are very provocative and suggest these compounds could be repurposed for drug addiction,” says Dr. Heath Schmidt, one of the lead researchers. “We have seen a reduction in cocaine consumption…but it doesn’t completely abolish it.” Currently, there is no FDA-approved drug for the treatment of cocaine abuse. But because Byetta and a similar drug have already gained federal approval, researchers say that leaves fewer hurdles before they could be used in treatment settings. Although still far from human trials, research- ers say they’re optimistic, especially because their research suggests the hormone is not specific to cocaine and could be used in treatment of other substance abuse disorders. “I think this opens up a large world view with regards to this system in the brain,” Dr. Schmidt says. “There’s really a lot to be explored here and I think it’s really an exciting time to be in the field and exploring the GLP- 1 system.”
ADJUSTING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION Another team of researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia believe the FDA-approved drug pindolol could be used to stop alcohol abuse. Pindolol is an anti-hypertensive medication used to treat high blood pres- sure. But because of the way it interacts with neurotransmit- ters in the brain, they believe it could also be effective in treating alcohol use disorders (AUDs). To study the drug’s effect, the team used mice and exposed them to an alcohol consump- tion regimen similar to a binge drinking cycle common in humans. For mice also given pindolol, the team found they were able to reduce drinking in the long term (after at least 12 weeks). The team did not see as positive of results in the short term (only four weeks), but they say they’re still excited about its potential uses. “Although further mechanistic investigations are required, this study demonstrates the poten- tial of pindolol as a new treat- ment option for AUDs that can be fast-tracked into human clin- ical studies,” the authors wrote.
T RIAD Addiction Recovery Services was founded in 1976 as Trinity Alcohol and Drug Program by the then-rector of Wilmington’s Trinity Episcopal Church and a recovering alcoholic parishioner. It was created as a ministry of the church as a center where those struggling with addiction could come for help at a time when few other resources were available in the community. In 2013 TRIAD filed for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and became an independent nonprofit organization. It recruited a volunteer Board of Directors which developed a strategic plan to guide the future of the organization. This included growing the counseling program, developing a network of referral partners in the recovery community, creating a program of educational seminars, and developing a plan for funding the organization. Over the years TRIAD has provided free counseling for substance abuse and mental health disorders to thousands of addicts and their families, served as a drop-in center for people who just wanted someone to talk to, managed a 24-hour emergency hotline, assisted families in conducting interventions, and hosted thousands of 12-step meetings in the on- site Community Room.
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The Merger As of June 1, 2020, Limen House and TRIAD Addiction Recovery Services have merged into a single non-profit organization serving Delaware’s recovery community. Our new organization will continue to provide the same excellent services with an aim toward future growth. The Limen House and TRIAD merger provides a myriad of benefits to Delaware’s recovery community. The first beneficiaries are the Limen House residents. Each resident is given the opportunity to schedule with one of our licensed therapists that will address their mental health needs during their stay. The counselor will continue their support during their resident’s graduation and departure from Limen House. The future of the Limen House – TRIAD organization is bright. We anticipate that our presence in the recovering community will grow and many people impacted by addiction will be helped. 302.655.1153 CONTACT US TODAY: 600 W 10th St, Wilmington, DE 19801
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