Christian recovery programs in Vancouver respond to opioid crisis

Freddy’s addiction started with alcohol and moved up to methamphetamines and heroin. He was in and out of juvenile detention as a teenager and ended up in jail as adult. After trying four other rehab programs, he came to Luke 15 House, a faith-based recovery center in Vancouver, British Columbia.

“I always felt like there was something missing,” said Freddy, 33, who asked that his full name not be published. “Other programs don’t talk about God or faith.”

At the other centers, he was sometimes able to pay off house managers to let him stay out all night or get high: “Facilitators didn’t really care. I don’t think anyone got clean.”