Addiction affects the lives, families, and communities of approximately one in five Americans. More than 50 million people in the U.S. are addicted to sex, alcohol, drugs, an eating disorder, or gambling. It is estimated that every household has contact with at least one person with an addiction.International Bible Society (IBS) offers help to addicts. Unlike anything previously published, IBS offers the voices and faces of actual recovering addicts. The Journey of Recovery New Testament and The Journey of Recovery DVD, endorsed by the American Association of Christian Counselors, will provide real hope to addicts and their families taking a first or next step in their own recovery journey.

Unique to the recovery community, IBS provides photos and footage of real recovering addicts telling their own real stories. According to experts in the field, the DVD is an absolute first, and there is nothing quite like the New Testament book IBS will release this week. The launch of IBS’ new recovery program presents both book and DVD to include the time-tested 12-step program, self-tests, references to specific resources, and tips to find a recovery group or treatment center. According to Ruth Graham, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, “The Journey of Recovery New Testament can be a light along that path for those who struggle with all kinds of addictions.”

“This is my life,” confides the Director of Recovery Ministries at IBS, Mike Richards, Jr., drawing from personal experience. “Addiction thrives in isolation and secrecy. The painful feelings of guilt, shame, fear, etc. — often from childhood trauma — we medicate through addiction. Yet we still feel profoundly alone. Most often addicts have to get to a place of utter desperation before they will consider healthy options and reach out for help.”