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I never wanted to be an alcoholic. I never wanted
to be a drug addict. It’s just what happened. It’s like
dancing with a gorilla. Once you start a dance with
a gorilla, it’s not over till the gorilla says it is.
-Exerpt
Pat from
B. the local documentary
Dancing With A Gorilla.
WHO IS Thriving United?
Thriving United, Inc. was incorporated, became a RCO
member, and received our 501(c)(3) nonprofit status as of
December 2019.
“The sole mission of an RCO is to mobilize resources within
and outside of the recovery community to increase the
prevalence and quality of long-term recovery from alcohol
and other drug addiction (and from other hurts and habits).
Public education, policy advocacy and peer-based recovery
support services are the strategies through which this
mission is achieved.” — Valentine, White and Taylor 2007
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