I was born in Spokane, Washington. I’m 33 years old. I had a good childhood growing up and was raised by my mom and dad. I am the oldest of four girls. My dad is retired from the Air Force and I grew up in a traditional military family. For the most...
A major contributing factor to my newfound stability is learning to confront another person or situation while in this program. To master that has been the key mastery of self. Born of a different walk of life I would have been doomed to an existence of...
Finally, after 13 years, I get to live my life. I am worth living a sober, happy life. To me everyone who struggles is worth that. I am excited to feel like an actual adult, and a productive person in society.
My time in the life skills portion of the program was the most valuable part of the program for me. I was able to get my trauma and past wrongdoings out on paper and feel a release I have never felt before. The things I have learned here at Narconon Suncoast...
I started this program and immediately started to see the benefits. Instead of just getting me off drugs, it actually allowed me to figure out why I was on drugs in the first place and make decisions objectively that will stick with me for the rest of...
I get to see first-hand as people rebuild themselves. Being able to witness these transformations as things start to fall back in place for them is the most rewarding experience I can think of and the best place possible to call my job.
I was able to re-establish communication with the people I love and respect and want to be surrounded by. I can confidently move forward with my life, clean and sober, and can say I am happy with myself and about life again.
When I first used drugs 10 years ago, I had nice things, a beautiful wife, and two children that I provided for. I thought drugs would be the answer for my perceived problems in life, but before long, drugs controlled my life.
I can proudly say for the first time since I was 14 years old, I am completely drug and alcohol free. I feel extremely accomplished and am beyond grateful for the Narconon family.
I came back to work at Narconon not only because I knew the program could save lives and I wanted to help do that, but I also came back to work at Narconon because I wanted to continue to enhance those skills that I learned. I wanted to continue to grow...
My new drug-free and stable life awaits, and I feel so far removed from the lost feeling I had before I came. I am excited to reconnect with my family, my work, and my life again.
I continued to feel great throughout the program. I started eating better and taking vitamins on a regular basis. I continued to feel like a better me. I feel awesome knowing that I finally did what I must do to finish the program strong and graduate.
Our Drug-Free for Good Award Recipient shares her amazing story, from getting hooked on narcotics due to medical reasons, to her amazing journey to a drug-free life that has culminated in beautiful and healed relationships with her sons and family.
During the New Life Detoxification part of the program, I began to regain the muscle memory of playing basketball and football, which motivated me to start working out again. My body restoring itself was a phenomenal experience, and I finally feel I have...
It began on the streets of Brooklyn, New York in the early ’90s when freebasing cocaine was big. Crack was running rampant on the streets and so were the addicts. I remember we had a building that read ‘crack is whack,’ and as a young girl, every...
I am so happy that I completed this program. I feel happy, positive, and like myself again. When I go home, I am looking forward to living a drug-free life and finding success in my work. I look forward to gaining trust back from the people I need in my...
I was able to repair relationships with my family and it taught me how to be honest with myself. I am ready to move forward living a drug-free life!
I am so happy about the little things in life that I didn’t get to truly experience when I was on drugs, such as watching movies with my sister, listening to new types of music, going on car rides with friends, and my most favorite, going to the beach....
It feels extremely empowering to do the right thing. My family, friends, and Narconon family are proud of me, and I am so excited to graduate and really start living again, clean and sober!
I am so excited to go home and start this next chapter of my life, sober! I am also super stoked to be a grandma! The staff and all my new friends here are amazing people. I am grateful and blessed to have gotten the opportunity to come here and graduate...