Bishop Methodius of Kamensk and Kamyshlovsky, head of the Coordination Center for Combating Drug Addiction of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service, held a one-day seminar on "Church assistance to drug addicts" in Tyumen. More than 40 people took part in it, among them Andrey Yakunin, head of the homeless assistance department of the Synodal Department of Charity, director of the charity organization Mercy in Tyumen, as well as clergy, sisters of mercy and social workers.
During the seminar, Bishop Methodius spoke about how the Church treats drug addicts, what basic principles underlie church rehabilitation, how to refer a person in need to the existing system of church assistance, and how to support an addict who has turned to a priest. At the seminar, Bishop Methodius also presented a Methodology for the social rehabilitation of drug addicts in the church community, which was based on his practical experience in helping addicts in the St. George Parish of the Ivanovo region.
Bishop Methodius has been conducting one-day seminars on "Church assistance to drug addicts" since 2021. The task of the organizers is to tell the clergy about church help and the problem of drug addiction to those who are faced with it. The seminars are implemented within the framework of the project "Saving not by force, but by skill" with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund. 
Currently, there are 269 divisions of the church's system of free assistance to drug addicts in Russia, including 46 rehabilitation centers, 76 counseling centers, and 106 support groups. On average, 3,500 people apply to Orthodox care centers per year, and up to 600 people undergo rehabilitation at one time. To support drug addicts and their relatives, there is a single federal telephone number for church assistance to drug addicts +7 (800) 600-16-93, where you can get advice, find a suitable center for overcoming addiction or a rehabilitation program.