We are a small group of activists under the non-profit Agape, Inc. umbrella working to bring dignity to people using opiates, both currently and in recovery. 

Our goal is to encourage people in our community to examine their own assumptions and consider a new approach that compassionately accepts people as they are. 

We support trauma-informed, empathetic, and holistic approaches of abstinence and harm reduction that balance physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. 

We believe that people die from shame, not from the drug.

We believe that everyone, including people using opiates, are doing the best that they can with the resources they presently have.

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Stephen Andrew LCSW, LADC, CCS
Executive Director, Agape Inc.