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...
In the past, I would think back and say, if I could go back in time, I would do this and that differently or I would not do that again. Thanks to Narconon, now I am thinking forward and telling myself I will never do drugs again.
I am so excited to graduate and look forward to being with my children. The fact that they know their mom didn’t give up on them will speak volumes on how important they are to me and how important I am to myself.
I knew it was going to be hard, especially at the beginning, but I knew that if I stuck it out, I would feel great in the end. I absolutely do!
So much can change in three years. Celebrating my third Thanksgiving since leaving addiction behind and achieving a drug-free life, I have so much to be thankful for this year.
My sense of responsibility and my self-determinism are functioning once more and producing new purposes. I have the intention to create my life with true friends.
I am now able to be calm without drugs while being kind and respectful to others, especially my family. I feel amazing and know my life has changed for the better. I enjoy life so much more now that I am sober. I am looking forward to being with my family,...
Recovery is a journey. Here I take a look at many of the different phases a person can experience while living a life free from drugs and alcohol, from where it all begins all the way to long-term recovery.