{"id":43674,"date":"2019-10-25T15:30:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=43674"},"modified":"2020-11-06T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:26:25","slug":"for-addicts-in-cardiff-dyfrig-house-offers-shelter-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/for-addicts-in-cardiff-dyfrig-house-offers-shelter-and-hope","title":{"rendered":"For addicts in Cardiff, Dyfrig House offers shelter and hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Substance abuse and homelessness are getting worse in Cardiff. For one sober hostel, patience and empathy are the only viable solutions.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/ManDyfrig-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43908\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/ManDyfrig-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43908\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A longtime Dyfrig resident and mentor relaxes in the day room.  He was the only resident who agreed to be photographed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As Cardiff\u2019s addiction epidemic worsens, a sober hostel in Grangetown seeks to help those struggling with substance abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/DyfrigExterior-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44072\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/DyfrigExterior-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44072\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the past 18 years, Dyfrig House has provided a sober living facility where people suffering from the disease of addiction can attempt to establish a better life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/PoolTable-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44089\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/PoolTable-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44089\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Billiards serves as one of many popular diversions for sober residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With 40 to 50 percent of drug addicts relapsing after treatment, Dyfrig House and its residents face an uphill battle.&nbsp; However, for Anthony Beer, one of Dyfrig\u2019s project workers, empathy is a powerful weapon.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/DyfrigRoom-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44114\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/DyfrigRoom-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44114\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A room left untouched since its previous resident returned to prison.  It will be kept open for them when they are released.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This empathetic approach has resulted in some dynamic tactics when dealing with residents, such as allowing a severe alcoholic to drink an allotted amount in their room so withdrawals wouldn\u2019t kill them or keeping a room open for a specific resident who recently returned to prison.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/hallway-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44155\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/10\/hallway-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44155\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The claustrophic, narrow hallways belie the rather spacious rooms behind these doors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treating troubled and frustrating residents with compassion and patience is part of a struggle Beer knows quite well.&nbsp; \u201cI had a problem with gambling for a good while,\u201d Beer said, \u201cso I know how tough it can be.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPeople are people. 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