Creative Change

Casey Young
2 Star
I made the mistake of paying Ted, the proprietor and soul employee of creative change, for a State mandated substance abuse evaluation after being charged with possession of paraphernalia (cannabis pipe), my first offense. His evaluation was short and to the point; anyone who uses cannabis as little as one time in a period of high stress has a substance abuse problem and needs 14 weeks of out patient 'rehabilitation', i.e. fourteen group meetings and a tidy sum of $420.00 for Ted himself. Ted didn't waste any time searching for any indications of an actual drug problem (chronic unemployment, family troubles, a pattern of run ins with the law, etc.) and the whole process took about 3 minutes of 'face time' with good old Ted. At best, Ted is woefully under qualified to evaluate substance abuse in anyone and seems ignorant of the most fundamental concepts of his chosen field. At worst he is a parasitic criminal preying upon people who have like wise been victimized by the State and forced, under duress, to run the gauntlet of probationers and 'therapist' who are not concerned at all with benefiting individuals or our society at large but only in filtering people, like cattle, through a system that seems wholly designed to separate these unfortunate individuals from their hard earned money. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
Thursday 9th May 2013

Diana H
2 Star
Really? I stop by to make this place aware of a new 12 step meeting to aid alcoholics in recovery and I get a door slammed in my face. Glad to see you're out there trying to help people Creative Change.
Wednesday 26th September 2012