Key Scriptures, Helpful Books,  Drug Fact Sheets, and the Addiction Tree.  

Trauma Informed Model of Addiction
At the bottom of the "addiction tree"  is the soil and seeds of addiction, which consists of emotional, physical, sexual, and spiritual neglect or abuse. These are combined with innate hereditary factors.  This unhealthy foundation creates the tree’s roots – the very painful feeling of toxic shame and the resulting fear, anger, grief, and loneliness of the lost and rejected self.
The trunk of the addiction tree is the wounded psyche or self, and our sense of emptiness and isolation which we yearn to fulfill. The branches of the tree are an attempt to escape our painful feelings of shame, fear, anger, depression and sadness.
Spiritually, we are also trying to become whole again – attempting to mend our broken heart. These are the components of addiction in its many forms, and why it’s often described as an illness of the mind, body, and soul.

This is where Christ comes in... The soil and seeds of recovery are a loving and nurturing environment and relationships (aka TRAGS for one).  Having Jesus as your foundation  creates the healthy roots of security, self-esteem and confidence, gratitude, empathy, unselfishness, self-acceptance and compassion, and the ability to love oneself and others.
The trunk of recovery is a healthy sense of self and emotional sobriety. We feel connected to love and wholeness, and have a sense of spiritual awareness and well-being in our lives.
The fruits of recovery are healthy, meaningful relationships with self, others, and the world around us. We become increasingly able to live a fulfilling and abundant life. We self-actualize and can now realize our true potential and authentic-self.  Jesus is the answer!  Always has been, always will be.