Two managers from the Good Samaritan Network — Dick Kiernan, executive director; and Joe Johnsick, chairman of the GSN Advisory Board — served as my guests for this episode of, ‘Frankly Speaking’. This interview took place at the Access Nashua studio on, Thurs., 9/24/20.
Good Samaritan Network, incidentally, is an addiction awareness advocacy group headquartered in Bedford NH. Situated solely here in the Granite State, GSN works to bridge a harmonious relationship between churches, rehabilitation groups, and those who might be addicted to drugs or alcohol. According to its website, GSN is an outreach ministry of the New Hampshire Alliance, and based on the Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan outlined in Luke, Chapter 10.
Both Kiernan and Johnsick were very passionate to point out, even though GSN is a Christian based organization, it’s more than willing to work with non-Christians or Atheists in an effort to hopefully deliver and heal a person from drugs and alcohol.
Among the topics we discussed were: NH addictions in relationship to COVID-19, did President Trump’s southern border wall have any impact thus far on the Opioid crisis in NH, with drug and alcohol addictions is there such a thing as “generational curses” effecting parents and their children, and what they thought of Marijuana possibly becoming ‘legal’ in NH and if they thought this was a “gateway drug” to more powerful drugs such as Cocaine, Heroine, or Angel Dust?
Also, if you’d like to know more about GSN, please feel free to log onto its website, GoodSamaritanNetwork.org .
Local singer Sharon DiFronzo of Screamin Heart records sang the intro and outro theme song for this episode.
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