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​Dr. Ronald Simmons
About Dr. Ron
Bestselling author, renown speaker, champion advocate for faith-based recovery, Dr. Ron Simmons has been on the frontline of drug and alcohol recovery for over 30 years. His message reaches the underserved to political figures and those in the pulpit.
His testimony from darkness to light captures everyone who hears. And for those still struggling with addiction he gives hope to them and their love ones.
Born and raised in the mean streets of Los Angeles Dr. Ron understands it was a praying family that covered him while he involved himself in gangs and sold drugs.
A insightful discerning writer Dr. Ron’s book Understanding Christian Drug and Alcohol Recovery is being used as a tool for faith-based recovery programs around the country. The success of Understanding Christian Drug and Alcohol Recovery has been so powerful it was recently translated into Spanish. Dr. Ron put in plain words the 12 Steps and the Process of Recovery. He also shares the birth of the 12 Steps which came out of the Church.
Dr. Ron’s long awaited book Recovery Tower was tested in several markets and the feedback was overwhelming. Truly God inspired Dr. Ron paints a picture of recovery like no one’s ever done before. Each step jumps off the page and is made plain to anyone that loves recovery.
Dr. Ron is the co-founder and executive nationally operated Free N One Drug alcohol program. Free N One trains Churches and organizations on how to conduct a successful faith-base program in your local Church or organization. Today we operate in Chicago, Los Angeles, West Virginia, Boston and Milwaukee.
As an Elder in the COGIC, Dr. Ron currently oversees the Drug and Alcohol department for West Angeles COGIC. His past positions included, assisting to establish a men’s rehabilitation and residential recovery transition house (T-House). The T-house was the first of its kind, sponsored by the 1st Jurisdiction of Southern California COGIC. Dr. Ron served as the Executive Director for over 15 years. Dr. Ron also worked as a counselor for Palms Residential Care facility a 60 bed HIV facility in Los Angeles. For four years Dr. Ron taught at UCLA Extension Program “Bringing Recovery to Diverse Populations for students in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling program helping them to meet educational requirements for those seeking certification from CAADAC.
Dr. Ron received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian Counseling, from Central Christian University (Lexington, North Carolina), Certificate in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Studies, and Counseling from UCLA. He is a Ordained Minister for the Church of God In Christ where he serves under the great Bishop Charles E. Blake.
In 1992, Dr. Ron was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from California School of Divinity (Los Angeles, California). After coming from gang involved and alcohol abuse, Dr. Ron truly believed God could take nothing and turn it into something just by being of service to God’s people.
WINNING THE WAR ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION
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