Personal Values and Integrity Course

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Personal Values and Integrity Course

Book 6 - Maintaining One's Personal Values and Integrity

Unethical behavior and repeated misconduct go hand in hand with an addicted life style. Addicts become trapped in committing transgressions against people in their lives and against society at large. They get into the vicious circle of committing transgressions in an attempt to hide or continue their Drug or Alcohol use. This then puts them in situations where further transgressions are committed in an attempt to solve the problems that the earlier transgressions have created. As this cycle continues, these individuals begin to draw away from the people in their lives who love and care about them, and may become antagonistic toward them. They hurt the people they love most and, as a consequence, they become ridden with guilt. This, in turn, makes them so uncomfortable they will use more drugs or drink in an attempt to cover up or medicate away these negative feelings.

The Personal Values and Integrity Course is delivered in a classroom setting under the supervision of a trained staff member. This course teaches addicts a system that will help them alleviate the guilt that is associated with their drug or alcohol related misconduct. Once the student understands this system, they then participate in a procedure whereby the individual’s misdeeds are inventoried one at a time in a highly confidential and specific manner. This procedure helps the addicts identify transgression when they occurred, where they happened, who was involved with them at the time and the harm which resulted because of the misdeed.

Through this confessional procedure, addicts experience a tremendous relief. They also become aware of the damage they are responsible for in their environment that they need to repair. This opens the door for the individual to be able to start the process of repairing these negative conditions. Once this process is completed, the individual’s integrity is restored, along with the understanding that true happiness can only be achieved through living an ethical life style.

Definitions of Terms Used

Term	Description
Alcohol	Refers to ethyl alcohol or ethanol.
Drug	Any substance, other than food, that changes the function or structure of the body or mind when ingested. Drugs essentially are poisons. The degree they are taken determines the effect. A small amount acts as a stimulant. A greater amount acts as a sedative. A larger amount acts as a poison and can kill one dead. This is true of any drug. Each has a different amount at which it gives those results.