This applies to all instances, not just of drug addiction, but sexual addiction, violent crime, murder, rape, incest, larceny, et. al. This demands that we remain with him or her for the entirety of their lives always supporting, always seeking ways to live that are not dependent on violence or vice. This is the role of the church which, by the way, built Western Civilization (before we called it Western Civilization it was called Christendom).
I agree with this, with a few minor tweeks:
This applies to all instances, not just of drug addiction, but sexual addiction, violent crime, murder, rape, incest, larceny, et. al. This demands that we remain with him or her for the entirety of their lives always supporting, always seeking ways to live that are not dependent on violence or vice. This is the role of the church which, by the way, built Western Civilization (before we called it Western Civilization it was called Christendom).