As a recovering addict, I feel like I need to say my piece for the people who fought against the drug rehabilitation center in Camas.
My heart breaks reading some of my community’s views on addicts and how uneducated people are. As one neighbor wrote, “There goes our home values, our security and our hill,” referring to the “ritzy” neighborhood of Prune Hill. I’m sorry we weren’t all dealt the same cards and that you view recovering addicts as criminals, lowlifes and sex offenders. Reading such comments literally makes me sick to my stomach.
Going to in-patient treatment, I met lawyers, doctors, nurses and many other well-established people. Before any of you continue to bash recovering addicts, or even people who want to receive treatment to become sober, please do your research first and don’t just jump to conclusions. I apologize to my fellow people in recovery for the things said about us. We do recover and we are an amazing part of this community.
