“Forced worship stinks in God’s nostrils” Roger Williams Providence 22 June 1670 This blog describes how corporations like Amethyst Foundation, Inc., in New Hampshire, are arbitrarily revoking driving privileges, mandating participation in religious AA meetings, AA "sponsorship", and AA counseling, and overstepping legal authority with little or no accountability.
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The Heresy of the Twelve Steps
The fundamentalist, former drunks who run AA (and the entire "industry" including Amethyst Foundation, Inc.), if they had functioning intellects, would quickly realize that the Twelve Steps are heresy. But, either by choice, or by past alcohol use, or genetics, or a combination thereof, they don't. I'll spell it out for them:
"I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me." 1st Commandment
In the Alcoholics Anonymous program, you can use anything for your "God" or "Higher Power". A.A. has lots of stories of people using a bedpan, a teacup, a doorknob, a stone, a teddy bear, a mountain, a motorcycle, or "Good Orderly Direction" for their "Higher Power". You can pray to any Golden Calf, stone idol, or Higher-Powered item of Household Hardware that you like. One of the more ridiculous word redefinitions that A.A. offers us is, you can make the word "G.O.D." mean "Group Of Drunks". The LADC I was mandated to see told me, therefore, that my atheism was no excuse not to like A.A.
A.A. founder Bill Wilson ("Bill W.") wrote:
"I must quickly assure you that A.A.'s tread innumerable paths in their quest for faith. ... You can, if you wish, make A.A. itself your 'higher power.' Here's a very large group who have solved their alcohol problem. In this respect they are certainly a power greater than you, who have not even come close to a solution. Surely you can have faith in them. Even this minimum of faith will be enough."
--Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, William G. Wilson, page 27.
Given that most Christians believe in the holy trinity (The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost), I don't think many of them would think kindly to praying to a Group Of Drunks, or seeking and doing the will of a bunch of drunkards. Also, how would Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, or Jews feel about being told this?
But then, that's assuming that people that go to A.A. think. They don't.
In addition, the Twelve Steps talk about "God as we understood Him". Members are allegedly free to define God however they imagine or understand "Him" to be. Bill Wilson told A.A. recruiters to
Stress the spiritual feature freely. If the man be agnostic or atheist, make it emphatic that he does not have to agree with your conception of God. He can choose any conception he likes, provided it makes sense to him. The main thing is that he be willing to believe in a Power greater than himself and that he live by spiritual principles.
--The Big Book, William G. Wilson, Chapter 7, Working With Others, page 93.
Obviously, this makes A.A. incompatible with atheism. Atheism is the non-belief in a higher power. But A.A. members just see an atheist's nonbelief as another fault (like his alcoholism in denial) that needs to be cured. God will cure the poor sap's atheism--he just needs to be dragged in to A.A. meetings.
How about making my higher power Satan? Or Hitler? Or Wotan, Thor, Loki, etc...? Some of the people I've meet at A.A. meetings are absolutely insane. They have truly drunk the cool-aid and are full-blown cult followers. I'm sure some of the things they understand god to be would get them committed if anyone looked at A.A. with any degree of scrutiny. (A.A., for some reason, likely ignorance, gets largely a free pass by society, despite it being a religious cult which is completely ineffective at treating alcoholism.)
Bill Wilson emphatically repeated that doctrine in the Big Book:
Despite the living example of my friend [a sober Ebby Thacher] there remained in me the vestiges of my old prejudice. The word God still aroused a certain antipathy. When the thought was expressed that there might be a God personal to me this feeling was intensified. I didn't like the idea. ..
My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said,"Why don't you choose your own conception of God?"
That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last.
It was only a matter of being willing to believe in a Power greater than myself. Nothing more was required of me to make my beginning. I saw that growth could start from that point. Upon a foundation of complete willingness I might build what I saw in my friend. Would I have it? Of course I would!
Thus was I convinced that God is concerned with us humans when we want Him enough. At long last I saw, I felt, I believed. Scales of pride and prejudice fell from my eyes. A new world came into view.
--Big Book, 3rd Edition, William G. Wilson, Chapter 1, "Bill's Story", Page 12.
We were now at Step Three. Many of us said to our Maker, as we understood Him: "God, I offer myself to Thee — to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!" We thought well before taking this step making sure we were ready; that we could at last abandon ourselves utterly to Him.
--A.A. Big Book, 3rd Edition, William G. Wilson, page 63.
Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstance.
--The Big Book, 3rd Edition, William G. Wilson, page 100.
You might be thinking that this is just "The Big Book" and A.A. doesn't really follow it strictly. You would be wrong in thinking so. You will very quickly learn that "The Big Book" is the absolute final authority and is never to be questioned! Bill W. is viewed as a near-God by these people. This, despite his well-documented abuse of his wife, infidelity, narcissism, and his utter failure at being sober (he cried out for whiskey on his deathbed).
The blind, cult-like obedience to the religion of A.A. extends beyond the meetings in church basements. In New Hampshire, the agencies entrusted with carrying out court-ordered Impaired Driver Intervention Programs (IDIPs), such as Amethyst Foundation, Inc., REAP, Inc., and Serenity House, Inc., are owned, operated, and staffed by A.A. members. Staff members spread the gospel of A.A. during IDIP classes, declare everyone an alcoholic (either admitted or in denial) and order mandatory A.A. attendance as part of the aftercare that virtually everyone is assigned. Also, as part of the "aftercare" is mandatory counseling sessions with Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselors, who happen to espouse...yes, that's right, the tenets of A.A.
In essence, the state of New Hampshire let A.A. infiltrate a significant component of the government. (And I haven't even mentioned A.A.'s role in New Hampshire's prisons, parole hearings, professional disciplinary proceedings, and others yet...I will later.) The entire recovery industry is reaping in huge (tax free) revenue while indoctrinating new member into their A.A. cult. It's a great scam, and I'm sure the smart ones at the top are laughing their way to the bank. The stupid ones being exploited merely think they are saving souls.
Here's one final secret about A.A. members: they lie. They lie because they believe they are saving souls and that they know better than you. I've caught people at A.A. meetings (and at Amethyst Foundation, Inc.) red-handed in the act of lying, with well-documented evidence, and they still shamelessly maintain they are right.
If you are at the mercy of these people and need your license back, you need to understand the personalities you are dealing with. These are people who think they are fault-less and perfect because god has revealed to them the truth. They take pity on you. With the power they have been entrusted by the state they will bend you to their will. Play dumb. Reveal no will, backbone, or free-thought. Lie, as they will lie to you. Escape their clutches, get your license back and flip them the bird in your rear view mirror as you drive away.
If there were a god, and the Ten Commandments, these people would surely be going to hell.
16 Red Flag Hearings: 14 Affirmed, 0 Reversed, 2 Remanded
Looking for Justice by holding a Red-Flag Hearing? Don't Count On It
The Department of Safety, Bureau of Hearings, has posted a Compendium of Superior Court Cases. Under "I. Substance Abuse Completion Requirements" there are listed sixteen red-flag hearings, or appeals of decisions made by Amethyst Foundation, REAP, or other administrators of IDIP programs. Of those sixteen hearings, none were reversed.
"90 meetings in 90 days"
Keskula v. Beecher, 04-E-142, (Merrimack, Lewis, 07/19/04) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling by LADAC; Petitioned for, and after a hearing, Hearings Examiner entered as his disposition the indefinite suspension of Petitioner's driving privileges and further directed that he attend 90 self-held group meetings in 90 days, and securing a low-risk alcohol evaluation from a LADAC …; Petitioner disagreed; appeal filed; HELD: "The Hearings Examiner acted within his discretion in making the rulings and determinations … There is ample support for the conclusion that the required aftercare was warranted in this case."
Charming. Ninety meetings in ninety days is an old AA slogan. It is how new people ("pigeons" in AA slang) are recruited. Like other cults, AA tries to insulate new member from the outside world during the period of indoctrination. There's no evidence that this helps in maintaining sobriety at all.
Issues of effectiveness aside, ordering AA attendance, which this clearly is doing, is unconstitutional.
All of these courts have ruled that Alcoholics Anonymous is a religion or engages in religious activities:
- the Federal 7th Circuit Court in Wisconsin, 1984.
- the Federal District Court for Southern New York, 1994.
- the New York Court of Appeals, 1996.
- the New York State Supreme Court, 1996.
- the U.S. Supreme Court, 1997.
- the Tennessee State Supreme Court.
- the Federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, 1996.
- the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh District, 1996.
- the Federal Appeals Court in Chicago, 1996.
- the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, September 7, 2007.
- the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006.
- the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2005.
- the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2006.
The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear challenges to those rulings, or to change or over-turn those lower court decisions. By letting them stand, the Supreme Court has made them the law of the land.
In the case of Grandberg v. Ashland County, a 1984 Federal 7th Circuit Court ruling concerning judicially-mandated A.A. attendance, the court said:
Alcoholics Anonymous materials and the testimony of the witness established beyond a doubt that religious activities, as defined in constitutional law, were a part of the treatment program. The distinction between religion and spirituality is meaningless, and serves merely to confuse the issue.
— Wisconsin's District Judge John Shabaz
"Conflicting LADACs"
Reyno v. Beecher, 05-E-603,(Merrimack, Fitzgerald, 01/18/06) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling by LADAC; suspension sustained after hearing with conflicting testimony from more than one LADAC. Program disagreed with LADAC. Hearings Examiner held that Petitioner must follow program's recommendation. Court affirmed in a short one-line opinion.
Bastille v. Beecher, 05-E-055,(Rockingham, McHugh, 04/27/05) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling, suspension was sustained after hearing with conflicting LDACs. Director ordered counseling. Court ordered Petitioner to submit to a new LDAC evaluation. Evidence was sufficient to sustain order, but time was up and court ordered restoration after it reviewed additional submissions by petitioner about two weeks later.
The bottom line appears to be: In a contest of opinion between an Amethyst Foundation/REAP/Serenity House LADC vs. your outside expert, you lose.
"The Court may not 'Second Guess' the Examiner's reliance on the Reports, as to what weight and credibility to assign them."
Gregoire v. Beecher, 04-E-0063, (Strafford, Smukler, 07/07/04) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling; did not comply and at a hearing, the Hearings Examiner ordered Petitioner to show compliance; Petitioner argues that although the examiner was correct in reaching the foregoing conclusions based on the evidence before him, the evidence upon which he relied was inaccurate. HELD: Petitioner has not met his burden of demonstrating that the examiner's decision was unreasonable or unlawful. "The Court … may not second-guess the examiner's reliance on the reports or his determination, as to what weight and credibility to assign them."
Oeser v. Beecher, 02-E-50, (Cheshire, Groff, 8/19/02) AFFIRMED
After a hearing ordering aftercare, Petitioner appealed raising "the following five issues on appeal: (1) …sentence has been served and her license must be restored; (2) … was not granted a hearing; (3) … license must be reinstated after 1-year; (4) hearing violated … right to due process and the DOS regulations; (5) … counselor is unqualified and the tests used … to determine her risk of re-offending were unreliable." Court held: "clearly the statute provides for continued revocation of the license of a person convicted of a DWI offense beyond the 1-yr period, if the person fails to meet the further counseling requirements. The Court finds that there is no evidence the hearings officer failed to follow the departmental regulations in the conduct of the hearing, or failed to give … a full and fair hearing in complete accord with all constitutional requirements of due process. Finally, the Court finds that … has failed to establish as a matter of law that the counselor was unqualified or that the tests were unreliable. The Court finds that the hearings officer's acceptance of the counselor's opinions and recommendations for treatment were reasonable."
Ferris v. Beecher, 01-E-42, (Strafford, Mohl, 4/6/01) AFFIRMED
Referred to further counseling by CADAC; after hearing the Hearings Examiner agreed with the CADAC and concluded that petitioner's alcohol abuse problem was not under control and that he was at risk to be a repeat DWI offender; appeal filed; petitioner considers himself only a "problem drinker" and argues that his test scores were inaccurate because he answered the questions based on his life style habits in 1998 as opposed to the present, as directed to do by the CADAC. The Court held: once petitioner demonstrates compliance with the program and is not at risk to recidivate, he can then petition to be decertified as an Habitual Offender.
So not only will your expert witness be wrong, the court will too, and it must defer to the wisdom of the Amethyst Foundation/REAP/Serenity House LADC! Nevermind that to be a LADC requires only a rudimentary training, and not even a high school diploma, which is driven by christian fundamentalist ideology that is unconcerned with issues such as fairness. Retribution, punishment, and "saving you" for your own good is all that they are concerned with.
Amethyst Foundation, Inc.: Actual Consumer Reviews
Consumer Reviews of Amethyst Foundation, Inc.
As a consumer, before I fork out my hard earned cash, I always Google using terms like, ""Company X" consumer reviews." Invariably, you get dozens of hits with reviews both glowing and critical. This was NOT the case with Amethyst Foundation, Inc.
I found a total of three websites and read a total of five reviews. Thousands of consumers have bought Amethyst Foundation, Inc., products (state-mandated rehab programs). So, why were there only five on-line reviews?
Here's one from "Rip-off Report," describing how Amethyst House lost his records, charged him $500, and diagnosed him as an alcoholic and drug abuser even though he hadn't used for 15 years.
"I had a dwi in 1993 when I was young and stupid. I went to the amethyst foundation and took care of it. 1 year ago(may 2008) the state of nh tells me I didn't. So not having my records from 1993 and amethyst shredding reports after 7 years they told me i had to take the classes again.
At first they said they need $25 to open my records(which they told me they didn't have). I went and got a money order then she tells me it went up to $50..I said in the one day it went up $25 she said yes.lol. Ok so I bit my tongue and did it. Then I paid the $500+ and had to go to classes once a week for many weeks. Then the lady tells me not only am I am alcoholic but a druggy also that i need further treatment. I having drank hard since my young partying days 15 years ago. Let alone ever touching drugs. Hell i haven't even drank a beer in maybe 2 years. I thought i was on candid camera.
So i call NH and they said there is nothing they can do until the amethyst says I completed the treatment. So i call the bastards and ask them ok how can i get my license back. They tell me I need to see a doctor or whatever it is in 3 separate classes. I know now they just want more money to take more of their classes.
So thinking i will out smart them I didn't go through them since I live in mass. I sign up with the psychological center. They then decided I need 8 weeks of treatment plus 2 AA classes a week. OK biting my tongue off now I do it giving the psychological center the money instead. Now i am finished after 2 months. They send the Amethyst my records stating I am not an alky or druggy plus all the forms they need.
I have been going back and forth with these people for 5 months now and still the amethyst will not say yes. They are asking for a 3 page essay from the psych center before they then send me to NH.
Please can anyone help. My boss is giving me until the end of the week or I will lose my job which consist of the company vehicle. How is this legal??? BTW isn't not having a DWI in 15 years proof enough that I don't drink and drive. IDIOTS
Pissedoff
methuen, Massachusetts
U.S.A."
Another from Rip-off Report:
If you have to go to a 'red flag hearing' make sure you ask for detailed information on how their 'test' results were found. Ask them about their control groups. Ask them for the actual numbes and sets of statistics that aren't taken from population samples that favor their theories. The tests are arbitrary and the information isn't based on solid outcomes, im sure its unconstitutional but it makes them feel like they're doing something to protect citizens from harm.
Another issue is the service, I find the employees to be unpleasant and unhelpful. This is an expensive service but the employees act like any other state office because they have job security because they're just another state office... No wait, they're a non-profit, right?
Here's another from Rip-off Report:
Beware of Amethyst Foundation in NH-I paid $585.00 for classes to be taken in one weekend (20 Hrs) so I could reinstate my license in Massachusetts..for a dui that happened in 2004.
After I completed the weekend I was led to believe that this was the last step.....then they spring on me that I need to go to further counciling and AA meetings for 4 months!!!!!
Also found out that this organization was owned by a NewHampshire Senator!!, is't this a conflict of interest .......there were 30 people at this weekend class you figure it out $585.00x30. SOMEONES MAKING SOME BUCKS!!.....does anyone have any info on this SCAM? and who is this senator?
Carol
Weymouth, Massachusetts
U.S.A.
Here's a Google User Review:
These people are horrible!! If you have a chance to do your classes elsewhere do it ! After you complete your 6 classes they will then tell you that you need after care and it will be another 6 months and more money before you get your license back, they will tell you your a drunk a druggy and that you lie, This all happened to me! I am a first time offender! Its all about money, I can only hope that someday that these people can expirence the "horrible pleasure" of dealing with the amethyst foundation.
angryinnh
Here's one from Merchant's Circle:
Don't go there--it's rigged to rip you off!!!
This is the worst place to go to they are all a bunch of miserable recovering drunks and they will make you one on paper too and if you don't lie about how much you have drank in your life or how young you were or if anyone in your family drank you will never get your license back. They trick you into thinking you are going to be assessed after the program but they are doing it while you are there you are better off to go to the classes and not the weekend save your money and get there on time and keep your mouth shut or you will be screwed!!
June 03, 2010 by anonymous in Concord, NH
There Was A Blog On Amethyst Foundation!
Here are all the entries from a blog called Amethyst Foundation NH DWI program:
Amethyst Foundation-It's all lies (Monday, January 19, 2009)
This place is a scam you are better off to go to a 16 week program than waste a weekend being told you are an alcoholic and a piece of shit. I can't wait till one of them needs to deal with this!!
I just got back from a weekend with these people who will try to convince you that if you ever have a drink you are an alcoholic
Amethyst foundation- Joke (Monday, January 19, 2009)
Just found a mistake on my test results, they have the wrong info when inputted by the expert? Most likely to make their case against me(you some day). I sound bitter but if you ever have to go Thur this you will understand.I will continue to help bring down this bs, self-serving institution.
on and on it goes (Thursday, January 29, 2009)
Have been told by the Foundation I need 12 weeks of after care? this is their way of having someone else sign off on their program.they will tell you it is covered by your insurance company, not true, it's a legal matter.
There were 16 replies to this last entry and then the blog went silent:
- Anonymous said...
- Wow!! You are going to be even more upset after you complete your aftercare and then they tell you now you get another hoop to jump thru.
- March 30, 2009 3:46 PM
Anonymous said...![]()
- My friend just went through the same thing with them. She is going to take them to court over stealing her money
- April 8, 2009 6:37 PM
- KylieStills said...
- I am in the same situation with these people. Only they have me stonewalled because I went for a red flag hearing. Now they are making it impossible to complete the aftercare, thus making it impossible for me to attain my license. I have a friend who works for the paper. I'd like to bring this foundation down. Feel free to contact me.
- May 13, 2009 9:48 AM
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- I have my Exit interview tomorrow, hoping for no aftercare because i already went through rehab and jail after my conviction... but by the sounds of it i guess im getting a red flag hearing. this whole setup is a bunch of BS. I would love to see this organization brought to its knees.
- May 26, 2009 9:02 PM
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- I just went to the weekend program and they literally screw you over. I went to my exit interview and was told Amethyst foundation thought i was an alcoholic. Even though im 23 and barely drink. Its almost funny that i would be labeled as an alcoholic and when you try to deny you are one. They will say well first sign of alcholism is denial. This whole foundation is a money making program trying to stop the whole world from drinking because they are the miserable ones as you can see by there mood and manners. So i sent the thing in for my red flag hearing hopefully i get a trial soon because this is bullshit
- May 28, 2009 5:32 PM
Anonymous said...![]()
- can anyone give advice on how to avoid a red flag hearing in the first place what do you need to do to make them happy???
- May 19, 2010 6:35 PM
Anonymous said...![]()
- I think the place is a sham and somehow would love to expose them for what they really are! I have already been 6 mos without my license on a first offense. They totally lie to you and tell you they are there to help you and all they do is get you to incriminate yourself so they can make you look like a severe alcoholic. Whatever you do if you go there dummy up! Don't tell them you drank before 21 and if your parents ever drank don't tell them you will be stuck in aftercare forever and the ladc counselors on their list are in on it and will also keep making you into an alcoholic too.
- June 10, 2010 4:03 PM
Anonymous said...![]()
- Hey KylieStills. Have you done anything about bringing that foundation down. I got 4-6 aftercare sessions and just went to the first one today. Paid a 125 dollars to answer the same fucking questions again and didnt even get a full hour. I would like to help bring these bloodsucking bastards down. ive never been so infuriated in my life!
- June 21, 2010 10:58 PM
Anonymous said...![]()
- I went to that SHITHOLE a few years ago & like everything else with New Hampshire's F----d up system is that they want your $$$! You pay for a lawer,pay your fine, do the time without your license & have to go see one of these idiots that knows nothing about the outside world & thinks that their gonna save it! Well put them in Afganastan & tell them to save them or tell the truth that they are all stupid & playing pass the buck because I don't think that they can even wipe their own asses, it's a good thing that they have Depends for them because they need them!!!
- August 26, 2010 11:26 AM
DOWN WITH R.E.A.P said...![]()
- I Went to there counter part R.E.A.P (Serenity Place) in Manchester NH. they too are blood sucking bastards who extend your loss of license by months. I Plead guilty to DUI because I was told by the DA that I would get my Lic. back in 90 days. Guess what...almost 180 days now and still no license and I have no idea when or If i will get it back for my 1st time offense. Because i failed that BOGUS (RIASI test) which Predicts if your going to do this in the future .....PREDICTS...seriously you blood sucking bastards can predict the future...if so why don't you predict the fucking Lottery numbers...oh wait..you make more $$ off of your clients who are struggling to feed there family then winning the lottery. I was told I have to take all these LADC vists at 140.00 a visit...Thanks REAP...its only my children's frigin grocery shopping bill every week.
- September 29, 2010 9:36 AM
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- I have been trying to get my license back now for 5 months and was given after care because of these dumb test saying I will so it again...I am at my wits end and not sure how much longer I can go not driving and in turn not working because of it. I was given 6-8 aftercare sessions and have done 3 now...am I an idiot to think I will be all set in 3-5 sessions???
- March 1, 2011 4:32 PM
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- I went to Amethyst in the fall and was given 6 to 8 sessions of after-care. I ended up going to after-care for 4 months because Amethyst said I was a substance abuser, which requires 4 months of self-reported abstinence before they will consider your treatment complete. So, watch what you say at Amethyst (not that it makes a difference, it seems) and when you get to aftercare, "I stopped drinking right after my DWI (or whatever got you there)" or "I stopped when I went to Amethyst." Whether you did or not!
- April 20, 2011 3:48 PM
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- So true... watch what you say and claim that you have never drank after the DWI.. and stick to the story
- June 8, 2011 8:40 PM
Why are there so few review of Amethyst Foundation, Inc.? People must either be too frightened to post, or Amethyst Foundation, Inc., is somehow getting the reviews removed. Since this blog will be up in perpetuity, on Blogger, or some other server, I'll probably find out.
As a result of my DUI arrest, I now have a criminal record, no license, astronomical auto insurance rates, and have spent $12,000. Haven't I suffered enough? In addition to this, do I have to be psychologically tortured by Amethyst House, aftercare LADCs, AA attendees, and administrative officials who force me to either admit I'm an alcoholic or conclude that I'm in denial? I feel, as the anonymous posters above feel, that the real punishment is to have all that's left of your will and spirit broken by these spiteful people. That's not America. That's more like the re-education camps of the USSR, China, and North Korea. It is profoundly, profoundly disturbing.
As a result of my DUI arrest, I now have a criminal record, no license, astronomical auto insurance rates, and have spent $12,000. Haven't I suffered enough? In addition to this, do I have to be psychologically tortured by Amethyst House, aftercare LADCs, AA attendees, and administrative officials who force me to either admit I'm an alcoholic or conclude that I'm in denial? I feel, as the anonymous posters above feel, that the real punishment is to have all that's left of your will and spirit broken by these spiteful people. That's not America. That's more like the re-education camps of the USSR, China, and North Korea. It is profoundly, profoundly disturbing.
The more I learn, and the more I try to learn, about Amethyst Foundation, Inc., the more spooked and paranoid I get. There is a ton of tax exempt profit being made by Amethyst, and they are the entry way to a whole recovery industry that takes on the assigned "aftercare." Amethyst has lobbyists and receives huge amounts of taxpayer money. One poster above, claims a former owner of Amethyst Foundation was also a NH Senator. (I need to investigate this claim.) There is a shocking absence of criticism on the web. I'm sure people are submitting it--who's removing it?
I will follow the advice that Deep Throat gave in "All The President's Men" and will "follow...the money." The answer will be there.
Have you had any experiences with:
Have you had any experiences with:
- IDIP, WIDIP, Phase II, or MOP Programs;
- Amethyst Foundation, Serenity Place (REAP), Community Alcohol Information Program (CAIP), Southeastern New Hampshire Drug & Alcohol Abuse Services, or Tri-County Community Action Program;
- "Aftercare" involving AA and LADCs; or
- Administrative Hearings (i.e., "red flag" hearings)?
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