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, By Jim "about.“ It hm“the In“ at hard core", alcoholics ' 1tttoyetettottootuoiGiuiiG'GGiii"i'""ii; ‘ m m to would], negotiate the lonely mad 1 behtdmiioverr. . "tet,yitattem.ttaiis.sthorioaadieu tionRe‘IearchFoundatiooreportsthtonlyuper cent at the alcolulia admitted to alcoholic recovery l homeearesucceatul. c'e1eetr,ecoextt.tttteaiceicreeoverysome _ in Waterloo is considerably better. Last year, 43 'rrr'ttotthereyietaaittterrirtestieeTjiirtit hoPtrreresuecesamity treated. Still, over half [all to kick the bottle. Some are referred to other agencies which may offer more .approbriate assistance. . Most, however, impul-- sively leave, frustrated in their attempt. F'tt*osewttodomeover, thereisnoguarantee A, , that they won't turn hack to alcohol My after ' a ieaviagtheresidenee. _ - 'Ahtr.a_itrr.r.totttdje-simrtorttteguirtosee J thatfien,”adum~1u1-y80den.thedrectorolz ii terytifiirrttomeioiGiG. , L, t"!tP.fod.iskmmttriiorGenrreaits-sou. - ' 1U?tfte'sswxxiuateastioiGCii7tiiiiiCi'ii, . -t--.- at»: ... M». . atr,iiid,d, ' i _ V -t ' .. ', I [, fsimitrtymtsrtmetrr - .mitjmm In 1978, the home will operate under a $100,000 budget, the majority paid by the province. The rest is rtised- from private sources through the House of Friendship. The province pays 80 per cent of a $16 per had been the counsel- ling director for the Kitchener police force and its successor. the Waterloo Regional police force. ws'; Operating for , three years The home began operations in March 1975 under director Terry Soden who for the six previous years cepted. It still Cort- tinues to operate the home as it's other ser- vices have grown. Transferring alco- holics from police holding tanks to a de- tox centre, it was re- alized, wasn't enough, however. A back-up facility was needed to provide aid of a long- term nature. The province invit- ed community agencies to assume responsi- bility for the recovery homes. Kitehener's Houge of Friendship, a long established hos- tel service on Charles Street, submitted a proposal and was ac- blished in judicial districts _ with more than 1,000 arrests an- nually for public drunk- Alcoholic recovery homes, such as the one at 174 King Street North, were establish- ed a few years ago to fill an apparent need for long-term treat- ment. Prior to 1970, a num- ber of provincial stud- ies initiated due to the high incidence of al- coholism recommended a system of care. Detoxication cen- tres were to be esta- Goad track rtrt.?,t,?tt.i, (ttii-i/kronor-sr-horn-tr, W neural;- considered to ascer- iNeyresiettaaovGariiGGiiei"i;ii; Md course, Ede. Employment, tttedeveUp- since they have shared the same experience. On the positive side, ear-alcoholics can quick- ly establish a thera- peutic alliance with residents of the homes Soden feels offering only one method is not doing justice to the al- coholic. A multi-varied program should be of- fered to meet indi- vidual needs. the method by which they were cured and refuse to introduce other methods into the homes even if success- ful elsewhere. According to Soden, that offers both detri- ments and benefits. Often recovered al- coholics swear only by It is one of about 18 similarly government funded recov.ery homes in the province. Others are operated privately. Many staff members are themselves" ex-al- coholics including So- den and one counsellor at the local home. The libme has five full-time and three part-time staff. Like other social agencies. the home doesn't have as much money as it would pe- fer. Lack of funds limit the size and ex- pertise "of staff, af- fecting the program's efficiency. 7 Rather than being paid on a bed-filled basis, he would prefer the Province contri- bute on the number of beds "offered by a faci- lity. The local recovery homehas 16 beds. it's the om to live with." day rate for each bed filled during the year. The rate is the lowest in the province for si- in the province for si- milar services, ac- cording toSoden. "I don't think it's the best scheme but it's the one we have " Richard Rogers. manager of Smitty's in Waterloo. Rotary Centre to his restaurant for the past two orange juice filled " hungry children on Monday a barrel of donations coilacted in his restaurant. restaurants throughout the Twin Cities. Pictured Susan Romans. Mr. Rogers looks nn w %iP"" -__.. - .-...,n..,. Asfurther phase involves a provincial vocational rehabilitation officer who evaluates the resident's skills and plans a program which may include col- lege upgrading courses, on-the-job training or a part or full-time job. v - .V‘ -'-'i-H_mrr.r. luv": I'lmv Initially, the person is paired with an older resident, or a 'buddy', to help familiarize him with house procedures. The aim is for residents to help support each other. , Group therapy sessions are held to assist the alcoholic in establishing goals for his recovery. A .3.._4I.-_ -c__, _., . - ' - Pevers., ' Individual treatment programs are established for residents. At tin beginning, the alcoholic is as- sessed arto)ttreapprtftrriataiasot the home’s treatment to his problems. If not appropriate. the person is referred to another agency. Soden regrets the lack at a diagnostician in this area and elsewhere who could determine which agency would provide the best treatment for each individual. If one was available, services could be more appropriately used. Soden feels. _ If admitted, a program is established which in- cludes recreational activity, responsibility for chores within the home, an alcoholic information program and weekly meetings with Alcoholics Anonymous. 'n;.:n'|-- ac, - - . _ - ' in Kitchener., Unlike past years, many Mortals P"'eetetrye1toetsipitheimmaateireriiailT iettietorthemontario,windsorGiiiGiGi. Onerloiuoaisthehomehuhflltwagoodnpw tattoo. it1te1et)ye-ererittrirerier"tii'e, province which otter-sap intensive treatment pro- gram with its:164ted halal facility: But it mm for a potatinl problem. Alcoholics -trxtmoretsidetheregia whodonotieeoveratthe home tend to remain in this area, goingon welfare and L.--_:-_ __- ..-.. " _ -. --"- “w, - “we m - at new dysfunction such " shoplifting. ?tte?fiuettteso1epmttfGiiii"iitemaytrstrot alcoholics. They have psychiatric and emotion- al. difficulties ranging from character disorder to psychosis., '..Aytfts1i?t__ahytyietrvIiee.ottterssay it isasymptom. 'tdeethreatitasasrmirtomiit an underlying problem which has grown-into a disease initsomtright. . . Most at the residents, he adds, realize after they're off alcohol for awhile that they also must eometogriporith emotional problems. _ mAtte1sttrteettapatstr"ettr'suGaiarm,eese Pft7,?rtrtotttyeetmmuedeGiGrGGaii' Some may facilities db that Once an wmmm.w&1mmmm 'jiiit1tttsdst.vi. W.-!'"¢_W Soda- Residents' are required to take daily dosages "We attempt "riia-tiriiii/Cii"iiriut-, triattle. Iteart,ttematmisieattirte.". oettti19etieramt ”Km new. an additiom r tmritiih - G uit E}: ham the Twin Cities. mcturod%U, Tiii to right . Rogers looks on. may itttt ta9ihit"itttGr . -iiiiiri Ari" 'O years. A hearty 'brealdast of 'diaiiLAiisiiiiG' and y. April 10. Mr. Rogers also presented the children with . " the idea catches on he hopes to place the barrels in ma 1--.. un- _ . " -- . has boon inviting the civiidron from the K-W Children's i" That is indeed helpful in a society which rotates so oftetrarmsnd the bar. The social pressure to drink is enormous. "The majority of people think you’re an oddball if you don’t drink with them," noted Soden, himself an ex-alcoholic. . He applaudes the provinces recent restrictions on life-style alcohol advertisements. 'Tve been codi- plaining about that for years." Little encouragemeili -iii' some cases is nee for a recovered alcoholic to fall off the wagon, Inn.“ phere. tttAeeertytiiettaevutermeott- mkdrlnl.Afllbuae.whencolnbtnedwtthaloehel, 1er""""r"'teta"ttttoriaturinetetttiriGi". !1tter"m-etmincarGiiaaTui"'tUiirii'iiii; y?tee.ttyeeitiianttoGiiiniiiriiriiiti'iiiii7t 1mithtitrttteyrtetarurttse-tamtataan. 'er9-reurtettertmieaitseetisaiiiiU"tise'iiii: portance ot controls in their lives. “The pro 1r,e"treamdvery-ettinttsatdiieaGFso'iiii, Residents are brought betweacommittee‘ottheir peers if they break house rules such as drinking 1.rtaide.otyresideetee.AntutGiGrtfiG"Tlt' btetet1tteretttrttet-tAtiiGGiiV,' 'Ne.ateitfeetriestot_tiieGUtiict%dis. covenng' -t1et,_ryytyCtiteytrytrrantioikitiiriFir 1iee,.t1rP_tisit't,aimirttrtiririireGdiisGriii'r1'mTi, effectiveness. ’ _ t.t's.atyoeomtmuoertorresieteettstotme-s y?rt1irta.et.eitmmhrr-tiaiGiiiGGriii, _frieatdtrormiatives, orprivate counselling agencies. That’stoemvethereeidenthusanetypedsup- pttti_tttreqttmmitr-ttosavestiieii'GU. Thehomeisanall-maleresldenceJheil-ageenng- ittetrmyto'qhsttdrtregmiriiG"it'riiiiUe"iiiiiT. easincethemalemidentsneverhaveanoppormn- itytodevehpmeaningfulrelatioulhbswlthth'eop- posite sex. He‘snot talkingabout Tenantieor?ex- uallialsonsmimplyatriendshépwithsmneoneotthe oppositesen For most people, developlq' such a "ltttiomhip . isn't difficult. But forthe alcoholic. it can pose a great ItPttiert,.sodeete.s.. '- gear an alcoholic should be cured Within seven or eight month. "It's belong! me where the Ontario government got tlrsrr"ttatieit base the program? Most studies citeone year as,tttemininmih1and two yearsas ttteoptimtmtammintottitne needed forarecovery,hesaid. _ . 11tPtis,aartysa.ee,tttersidentpreparesto leave and is told what that will involve. Many will settle in a four-plex apartment in thiaareaestahtiste ed last fall by Int-reside . ts. 1ththrildiNrlssltit, - emed by its occupants andTnchideg group 'ttgil-ir; Séssinns. qhebiggest benefitisits non-drinking atmos- ml“... are Peter Hutmir. Laurie Dursf and b'E