Drug Rehab Success Story

12/20/2008

As a youngster, I was brought up in a very loving, nurturing family. My parents wanted what was best for me and provided everything I needed to be a successful individual. While I was in high school, I was a very shy, wallflower type of person. I wasn't really good at communicating and went basically unnoticed by my classmates.

In my sophomore year, a guy befriended me and asked me if I wanted to go over to his house and smoke some pot. I took him up on the offer because he showed an interest in me when no one else did. From the first time I smoked, I became less self-conscious and didn't really see the harm in it at the time. I started smoking pot regularly and started stealing liquor from my parents. I ended up attending and getting kicked out of three different high schools, eventually dropping out altogether.

By the time I was eighteen, my relationship with my family was so poor that I was forced out of the family structure. My parents said to me, "We love you son, but you're on your own." From then into my early twenties I smoked as much pot as I could whenever and wherever I could. As is the case when you hang out with drug addicts, harder drugs come into the picture. At twenty-five, I started doing meth and promptly went on a twelve year binge. Those 12 years were the most painful of my life. I ended up with a long string of failures, fractured relationships with my parents and family, a failed marriage, and five felony convictions. Through all of this I was most hurt by giving up my only child for adoption. At the time the only way I thought I could deal with all these failed purposes was by using more drugs and basically saying "I don't care".

At the end of my drug run in 2002, my parents made it possible for me to come to this rehab. I gladly jumped at the chance because I didn't want to die 30 years before my time. With the help of the staff, I was able to begin to make peace with myself and my past. I was ready to accept this form of help because my ways weren't working.

I can still remember exactly how I felt when I finished the sauna program. I felt fantastic, and I felt like I was ten years younger. My body no longer cramped up or was stiff and achy. It was like coming out of a fog. My vision and senses became sharper. Other important parts of the program were to recognize and choose good associates. I learned about honesty, personal integrity, morals, and ethics. I learned how to improve my lot in life. The staff were very helpful as were the others students in the program. The bond was really tight because we knew we were getting well together. I continue to have long term relationships with many of the staff and students from this rehab.

Since I graduated from this program I've continued to apply what I learned. My friends and family now consider me successful and so do I! I've been clean and sober for nearly seven years and in that time I've made incredible changes in my life. I’ve become very successful in my career and been invited to join the Rotary in my new hometown. I'm happily remarried and I’ve become a homeowner. My relations with my family are in stark contrast to that of just a few years ago. Although my parents live in another state, we relish the opportunity to spend time together and go on vacations together. I am welcome in my parent’s home, and they stay with my wife and I at our house frequently.
I am fulfilling the dreams of my youth, and it never could have happened without the support of my family and the support of this rehab.

Drug addiction can seem like a hopeless situation, but it's really not if you have caring and experienced help.

Drug Rehab Program Graduate
Marty S.
 

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