Alcoholic Rehabilitation Centers Reach Most Serious Stages Of Alcoholism North Carolina has three resi dential centers for alcoholic rehabi litation which are funded by the state and administered by the De partment of Human Resources. The centers are located in Butner, Greenville, and Black Mountain. These centers are designed to help people who have reached the most serious stages of alcoholism, marked by long periods of severe intoxication and emotional disord ers. The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Butner serves 26 counties in the north and south central parts of the state. Like the other two ARCs it provides an in tensive 28-day residential treat ment program to deal with both the medical and psychological problems of the alcoholic. Access to treatment is open to anyone regardless of race, sex, religion, age, ethnic back ground, or handicap. The center, which is located on a ,10-acre wooded campus, contains three dormitories, an infirmary, and three buildings for counseling, lectures, activities, and adminis tration. The center can bouse up to 88 people in single and double rooms. The ARC at Butner will celebrate its 35th birthday in IMS at its annual “Celebrate Sobrietv" reunion Phyllis Grubb, a substance abuse counselor, believes the ARC is very valuable for the chronic alcoholic. “First of all. H gives the families of alcoholics time to get their lives back together." she said. “It also gives the individual intensive the rapy and it prepares the person to get his or her life back in order and to re-enter the working world." The purpose of the ARC is to give problem thinkers the therapy oecea sary to return to sobriety, to feel better about themselves both men tally and physically, and to return to their communities and Jobs, Grubb said. The ARC encourages its clients to continue treatment through community programs after their discharge. These community pro grams are an important step in the long road to recovery for an al coholic, she said, because they help the alcoholic readjust to his sur roundings and cope with the pro .biems he or die might face in the ' community. The ARC provides a com prehen Third in tenet aive program of diagnosis, medical care and rehabilitation that is in dividually programmed for each person's needs. All of these needs are met 24 hours a day by a staff of about 100. The staff includes sub stance abuse counselors, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists, psycholo gists, activity therapists, vocation al therapists, and dietary consult ants. “Our clients suffer from a va riety of problems when they are admitted," Grubb said. “The ave rage patient is unemployed, sepa rated or divorced, and suffers bom two or three medical problems. Most of the clients have been heavy drinkers for 10 or more years, which can cause lasting harm to the body.” Program director Deborah Giles described the average day of the client at the ARC. “It involves eight hours of treatment,” she said. “The treatment varies for each patient, but every day is filled with thera peutic activity and counseling.” The day begins with a lecture and group therapy for everyone. After lunch the clients are involved in self-help activities, recreational the- - rapy, vocational rehabilitation, dis cussion groups and individual coun seling. The self-help activities teach the clients skills such as cooking and Job hunting that will help them live more productive lives when they return to the community. Medical appointments and family counselii« also enter into the schedule ac cording to each patient’s needs. The evenings at the ARC consist of AA meetings and relaxation such as card games, fling-pong, or a walk on the grounds. A recent study revealed that 60 percent of the Butner ARC’S clients were sober and not drinking six months after leaving the center. Grubb said that for a person who has been drinking heavily everyday for 10 years or more, that is a great achievement. The ARC staff and counselors encourage clients to become in volved' in community programs after leaving the center. During their stay at the center counselors from the client’s local community program come to the ARC to talk and encourage them to continue their treatment with the local pro gram. Sam Andrews is a good ex Baking Conte* Planned For CPCC Festival - Your favorite recipe could win you dinner for two or two tickets to Brunch with Bach at Central Pied moot Community College’s Food Services dining room. circus IS one of the events scheduled for a community festival on rimpu from 10a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Judging begins at 1 p.m. in three categories - cakes, breads and pastries. AH entries must be de livered to the Food Service Hintng room in the Citizens Center on cam pus by noon the day of the contest. Winners win be announced at 3 p m. and will be awarded ribbons and Complementary tickets for lunch or dinner in CPCC*s Food Services Dining Room. From all three categories, a single contestant whose entry best depicts the circus theme win be awarded two tickets to CECd Rrunch with Bach on Stn day, May l». ~~ Judges win be Charlotte Oboerver food editor Helen Moore, Charlotte Epicurean Chd> president Joe Deese and Jackie CaldeweU, chef at the Charlotte Athletic Chib. Entries will be judged on taste, originality, and eye-appeal. No entry .fee will be charged but those who wish to participate should pre-register by calling Kathy Hamilton, 373 MO, or fill out entry forms available at area learning centers or at the adraissions-infor mation desk on campus. Also scheduled the dfcy of the Campus Circus are a WBT Trivia Contest; rock and Top 40 bands; storytelling for children; invitation al competitions in biffiards, ping pong, chess, backgammon, jigsaw and crossword puzzles; fencing, karate and gymnastics; and enter tainment by Paso Pino horses, downs, a juggler, a mime, a ma gician, a puppeteer, dancers, a pianist, the Scottish Country Dane- I ere and CPCC’s world damdm Fhite Rand- --—-' _' CPCC is located on Elizabeth Avenue between Kings Drive and Independence Blvd Mother's Day SPECIAL IN LIVING COLOR 3 • sirs ImJI x T'l IS—Wdith negater fM.M Vitae (Package Caa Be laghrMaale Or Greage At Ne Extra Charge) •H" 2 Big Days Friday, April 26th Saturday, April 27th Hours: 12 noon till 6 p.m. Photo By Cho-Mar Charlotte, N.C. k ' €32% _^8SM£ ample. Andrews fought a long and dif ficult battle with alcoholism and credits the ARC and Phyllis Grubb, his individual counselor, with his recovery. He now serves as a volunteer at the Butner ARC, and this past spring was a keynote speaker at the center’s annual “Ce lebrate Sobriety’’ reunion. “The story of the wonderful work that the ARC does has never been told," Andrews said. “I'm not ashamed to teU my story if it will help anyone to stop drinking »nd to seek help. Because of the ARC I was able to see what was really troubling me, and regain my self respect.’’ /viiurews, now w, Deg an annklng when he wu 15 years old. For 35 years he followed a common pat tern of moderate drinking followed by heavy binges. Dining one {Mod of several years he remained sober, but then he began “social drink ing,” and gradually he slipped back into his previous self-destructive habits. “I was meshed in the denUii syndrome,” he said. “In retrospect I see that all the signs of actual dependence were there. I Just didn’t want to admit it.” Finally, through the pressure of family and friends, Andrews sought help from the Alcoholic Rehabili tation Center in Butner. Andrews says that although he sought help, he wasn’t mentally prepared. “I was seeking help, but inside I didn’t care if it worked or not; I still wasn’t openly admitting that I was an alcoholic.” His treatment at the center did begin to help slow down Andrews’ drinking habits. The periods be tween sobriety and drinking be came longer and the length of his drinking became much shorter. In the mid 1970s Andrews says that he finally admitted to himself that he was an alcoholic and sought treatment at the ARC once again. Sam Andrews has not had a drink since 1978. Andrews credits the ARC with turning his life around, and not a moment too soon. “My. last treat ment at the center had the right combination of things," he said. “I was ready to admit I had a pro blem, and I was involved in a wonderful follow-up program in Durham.” Andrews noted that sfa^ng destructive drinking patterns is Just the first step in dealh^ with the problems of alcoholics. “The hardest part is quitting and learning to cope with problems in your life, which 1 hadn’t done before." The group and activity therapy that he experienced at the ARC made him realize it ia important for every individual to have a creative outlet Andrew*’ form of self-expression mmw through his music. He nomposia. arranges, and plays in several Jazz bands that entertain throughout the Triangle area. “ttveryone needs an outlet es pecially those with drinkfam pro blems,” he said. “Everyone who recovers from this Hwrf of suffers from a lack at self-respect It’s so important to make contact with ethers - you can’t do it by yourself." Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gaatt prrotati a proclama tion to the Adolph Coen Company In recognition of their ipoaoorshlp of the “Ceorm i—»4r Amert ' ca" program! airing lecaHy over radio otation WPEG. Pktnred left to right are Daya Mark vice president, Alfredla Aaron Scott: Daya Mark presldeat and Georgia date senator, David Scott, who predated the : “Inside Black America” series; Miranda Mack, Coer’s southeast Odd manager; Mayer Gantt; Haven Moses, assistant division sales manager, Coon; John De scm, Charlotte Caere distributer; and Lean Comer, Sooth Carolina Coors distribotor. • ' . n - • * • t t or Coon Beer Gala Reception Marks Culmination , ' < . •• * *. • • ■ t Of Foun-Monih Public Service IVoject By Audrey C. Ladato * Post Staff Writer A gala reception held Sunday night in Charlotte marked the cul mination of a four-month adver tising-public relations-public service project entitled “Chore In side Black America,” which has been airing since January on WPEG, aa well as other raAIMWI ♦ tUH.V _ , • 4 < T* ** +