Waging War for the Peace of Your Soul
One Man’s Mission Since 1996.
Drugs and alcohol are not the problem. It is the addiction to them that we must face.
The War On Addiction is an all-out attack against the real reason behind the drug problem facing the nation today.
Addiction is a developmentally acquired brain disease—a complex system of behaviors formed in the earliest stages of human development. It is irreversible, but treatable. There is a solution and recovery is possible, though there is no cure.
Treatment and enforcement both matter. We must help those already struggling and stop the flood of illegal drugs—especially fentanyl—into our communities. But prevention is the real priority.
I spent decades speaking directly to millions of young people in America’s public schools and through the television shows they watched. Today I keep that work going by working with government agencies, schools, recovery centers, churches, and families to make treatment and prevention a reality now.
That means a singular solid definition of what the disease and evidence-based treatment is. It’s about the true nature of addiction and how to defeat it. It means building systems that protect the next generation before the disease takes hold.
Today I serve as a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the Dream Believe Institute, and through Rick Amato Ministries I keep sounding the alarm on addiction, because lasting freedom takes both a clear mind and a renewed spirit.
The War On Addiction® is living up to its name every moment of every day. Together, we can break the cycle. The most important word to be understood in this ages-long battle is the word “WE”.
THE WAR ON ADDICTION
On November 28, 2018, 9,000 people packed Liberty University’s Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia, for a national Opioid Town Hall with First Lady Melania Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Eric Bolling hosted, and the event was filmed for national television.
Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr. invited Rick Amato to the stage, and Rick spoke immediately before the First Lady of the United States. He told the crowd that people caught in opioid addiction need “hope, not handcuffs,” that addiction is a brain disease, and that young people are especially at risk because the brain keeps developing until about age 26.
Ed Palm, a Lynchburg columnist who covered the event with a press pass and is no fan of Liberty, wrote that of everyone on the program, Rick
“turned out to be the most colorful and dynamic speaker.”
“Once you’re a pickle, you can’t be a cucumber again!”
— Rick Amato
Rick Amato has brought this message to millions of kids in public schools, churches, and on national television channels like VH1 and MTV.
Source: Ed Palm, “A political attempt to address the opioid crisis,” Kitsap Sun, December 7, 2018.
“YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE –
— Rick Amato
BUT YOU CANNOT CHOOSE THE
CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR CHOICES.”
Rick Amato’s words, painted on the wall at Hartland High School. Rick Amato has brought this message to millions of kids in public schools, churches, and on national television channels like VH1 and MTV.
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Dealing with Addiction: The Twelve Steps and Their Biblical Comparisons. A free guide to the Twelve Steps, each paired with Scripture, from Rev. Rick Amato. Written for the person struggling with addiction and for the people who love them. Leave your name and email to download it free.
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Books
Books by Rick and Susan Amato for people facing addiction and depression, and for the people who love them.
Pavlov’s Idiots
Turning Day to Day Cycles into Realized Dreams
by Susan Amato
Addicts and alcoholics usually don’t pick up a book about addiction until they’re ready. What can help in the meantime is for the people who love them to learn how to deal with them. Susan Amato is a licensed mental health counselor in five states and a licensed mental health supervisor, and what she teaches in Pavlov’s Idiots has helped countless women who love addicts and alcoholics find new meaning, purpose, and happiness in life. Just as Pavlov’s dogs were conditioned, we keep repeating the same painful patterns because of the script we learned as children, and this book helps you find that script and break the cycle.
Dealing with Depression
The Dark Night of the Soul
by Rick Amato
Depression is real, it is common, and it is treatable. In Dealing with Depression: The Dark Night of the Soul, Rick Amato brings together the comfort of Scripture, lessons from his own life, and current mental health research to offer honest hope to people who are hurting and to those who love them. This full-length paperback explains what depression is and isn’t, how it differs from sorrow and grief, and why getting help is never a lack of faith. It includes practical steps, a plan for staying well, and a Scripture to carry in every chapter.
Coming soon on Amazon
Finding God’s Hidden Power
Awakening the “I AM” Within Your Greatest Trials
by Rick Amato
Your worst problems can become the soil where your greatest power grows. Drawing on more than fifty years of ministry, Rick Amato shares true stories, Scripture, and simple daily practices to help you discover the power God has already planted in you. A field manual for your inner life, starting today.
Coming soon on Amazon