It takes daily watering and nutrition with five years of care before a Chinese Bamboo tree breaks the surface of the ground.  Then it takes 9 weeks for it to grow 95 feet tall. The lesson is that we do today what will grow tomorrow, staying true to ourselves, our values and faith. Even when we see nothing, we know something is growing which will be later the reward for what we do today. 

The Bamboo Tree is our philosophy in providing the Families Impacted by Opioids and other addictions. We plant the seed, it takes time to nurture, then the results are seen.

 It starts with a seed of knowledge and a willingness to change. 

Our field for planting is when we get together as one community to support the families on their journey with substance use disorders.  By doing this we are taking the first step towards "empowering" as our respond in a proactive, forward thinking, leaning support for family centric care. This is a community epidemic, it will take a community solution.

We need to  meet them where they gather:

The Family ~ Learns the  Key issues family members will face and how to develop skills and use tools.

The School ~ Reviews two groundbreaking coping skills development "Preventure  Program" 

The Cities ~  Learn services they can provide that support the family members in their journey.  

The Church ~ Learn how to provide a ministry for the family members in their church, which are on this journey of substance use disorder.

Personal Note: My family suffered through addictions and our family system was significantly damaged from it, like so many others. We would have been so much better off if the concepts of "Families Impacted by Opioids" instruction and materials were provided to us. I want your family to have the advantage of what we never had, to help you and your family members in their life journey. If just one family life is improved by this work, then my mission is satisfied.  Roy P. Poillon, Founder Families Impacted by Opioids.

WHO WE ARE:

Mr. Roy P. Poillon has a career in developing models for healthcare in areas such as COPD, Diabetes, Asthma, and CHF. He set up Home Infusion Pharmacies and In the Home Hospice services. In 2005 Mr. Poillon created a network of international hospitals around the world for uninsured Americans to receive elective surgery in Joint, Hip, Cardiac and Dental. His specialty is to take a concept, give it structure, process and implementation. This was a applied to several challenges such as introduction of visual guided robots into supply chain, Natural Gas Fuel into the trucking industry. Recently 2014 he founded an Alzheimer's Family Learning Center for training family's about their journey with Alzheimer's and other dementia's. He is a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus, Marion Missionaries Helper, and serves on a Final Hours End of Life Team  as a Volunteer for Hospice .  The Families Impacted by Opioids is needed because few organizations are focusing on the needs of the Family members of a loved one with addiction. The family members are the EPICENTER for this brain disease in our community. Our purpose:  Help to empower the family  STAND UP to STAND TOGETHER. Please consider becoming a sponsor,  Call 440.385.7605