by Joseph Gresser
DERBY — The Kingdom, like most parts of the nation, has a drug problem. Or, more accurately, people have difficulties and sometimes turn to drugs or alcohol to help themselves cope.
That is no surprise. Nor is the reality that drugs and alcohol generally become one more problem, and often the most difficult one to solve.
Fortunately for a small number of men who are living with those harsh realities, there is a place where hope is always on the menu. Ben’s House, opened about a year ago in the building that formerly housed the Derby Green Nursing Home, is a sober living home that has, so far, provided a place for 11 men to restart their lives on a more secure footing. …
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