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A Former Member Speaks
Out Against Stay C le a n In c .
In preparing this message I had previously gone to great lengths to de
tail the history of Inside Outside People/Stay Clean Inc. because of the loyalty
and love I have for its late founder, Mr. Don McMillan.
Initially I had submitted a copy of the first article for review to Mr.
Thomas Mason and Mr. Herbert Brown who expressed their total support and
permission for submission to the Observer of this article. I did this out of respect
for the leadership of Stay Clean Inc. of which at the time I was a proud member.
Since the publication of the article and because of my concern for the
historical truth to be revealed I have been dismissed from participating in Stay
Clean Inc. I have been labeled by Thomas Mason and Herbert Brown and their
cronies all who have prospered on an untruth as a whistleblower and trouble
maker, an individual they couldn’t control and their fear of the truth has caused
them to lash out with no other basis for their action than their own fears and in
securities.
It is the fear of these so-called leaders that I in some way wish to wrest
control of Stay Clean Inc. or reveal some information that might harm them in
their assumed roles. Let me state for the record, I wasn’t ordered by any court or
corrections official to attend Stay Clean. I sought treatment there bccaus I love
the program and my only desire is to see it grow and prosper in truth and in no way
have I ever evidenced a desire to wrest control of any program.
I shall admit I have witnesses program problems that exist on a consis
tent level and that if the leadership would adhere to good counsel could address,
in two specific areas as example: the kitchen and professional counseling.
Let’s look at the kitchen-oftentim es men/women coming into recovery
are, if qualified, assigned duties as cook. In any program this is a very “ touchy
area for reasons of health and sanitation needless to say, a person who has shirked
responsibilities using drugs is now in a key position to help, but when there
recovery should be the main focus, confusion enters when meals arc unprepared
and lunched go unmade. A simple solution: hire a part-time cook, so a recovering
adict could devote all his time to recovery.
Secondly, the need for professional counseling is paramount; sure we
could counsel one another if the truth was imperative, but the lackadaisical
approach to treatment hinges on who screws up, not on the truth of your recov
ery. Professional PT counselors would make Stay Clean more responsive to the
client’s needs. It is a fact that power corrupts. It would be a fallacy to believe
that Stay Clean doesn’t have the monies to provide these services even on a part-
time basis so where is the money going? If it’s not going into treatment or staff
of which there is no paid staff then where does the money go? For rent? Utilities?
Phone?
If Stay Clean is responsive to the community then who arc their board
members? Who’s auditing them? Who is making decisions? The board or
Brown and Mason? In the interest of the community I call for an investigation
into the finances and activities of a program that needs to truly focus on staying
clean as opposed to staying elusive.
Woody Broadnax
Portland
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