Josepher starts each semester with a motivational speech that takes a very different perspective on power than 12-step programs do. Instead of focusing on the weaknesses of those with addiction, ARRIVE highlights their strengths. “How many times did you go to bed with no drugs and no money and get up the next day and get high?” he asks—and participants always smile or laugh in accord. “That’s power,” he says, explaining that what his program will teach is ways of focusing this drive and strength in a new direction.
