This document summarizes the author's history with substance abuse and criminal record related to drug possession arrests from 1983 to 1987. It also outlines the author's involvement in recovery programs since 1996, including volunteer work helping others struggling with addiction. The author pleads guilty to a misdemeanor charge of elder abuse in 1987 and has since received counseling. They have continued their education and volunteer work in schools.
This document summarizes the author's history with substance abuse and criminal record related to drug possession arrests from 1983 to 1987. It also outlines the author's involvement in recovery programs since 1996, including volunteer work helping others struggling with addiction. The author pleads guilty to a misdemeanor charge of elder abuse in 1987 and has since received counseling. They have continued their education and volunteer work in schools.
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This document summarizes the author's history with substance abuse and criminal record related to drug possession arrests from 1983 to 1987. It also outlines the author's involvement in recovery programs since 1996, including volunteer work helping others struggling with addiction. The author pleads guilty to a misdemeanor charge of elder abuse in 1987 and has since received counseling. They have continued their education and volunteer work in schools.
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narcotics for several decades- from my teen years until 1996. beginning in 1983 during my earlier university career i became involved in the growing addict society on the berkeley campus. i have an addiction-related arrest record from this period- specifically, arrests in 1983 and 1984 for narcotic possessions, 1986 for "narcotic intoxication", and 1987 possession of heroin.
since 1996, and for over 10 years continuously
i've been active in 12-step programs- aa- and na - including activities: alameda sheriff's approval for narcotics anonymous h&i (volunteer) work inside the alameda county jail at santa rita; regular speakers' work inside herrick campus of alta-bates hospital in berkeley, the bonita house halfway house in berkeley, and the city of berkeley's harrison house; as well as some work on the uc berkeley campus and work with individuals throughout the state. ***
while living with my father in 1987, he and i
became involved in altercations which ended in november 1987 with my guilty plea to one misdemeanor charge of elder abuse. i was ordered into counseling - and through my contacts in addict circles was fortunate to discover a talented lfmc who has encouraged me to see life in a fuller context. this professional relationship of the therapists i've worked with have encouraged my current commitments within local recovery, meditation and buddhist communities. but i have also learned to accept that my father has rejected a caring relationship with me. i have learned that my frustration in the situation will tend to feed his reactions. i have also learned a name for one source for my own anger, and how anger and abuse is epidemic throughout our society. ***
subsequently in 2004 i was able to finish my ba
degree at ucb. since then i've been continuing academic work, and doing classroom work in the berkeley unified school district as a registered volunteer. this year i have also applied to join my neighborhood's berkeley chapter of the oddfellows' fraternity, a charitable group.