Tag: substance use
Breaking Free: Trading Two Decades of Addiction for a New Beginning
Sometimes life has a way of teaching us its most valuable lessons in the harshest ways possible. For Claudia R., that lesson came after 20 years of drug addiction and multiple encounters with the law. But today, she stands as living proof that it's never too late to change your story. "Today I am grateful," [...]
Freed by Faith
Josephine E. found herself in a dark place due to her alcohol use. It wasn’t until her church was seeking a recovery group coordinator that she found the motivation to make a change. Asking for Help At her lowest point, Josephine turned to faith and her community to guide her toward a successful recovery. Through [...]
Free at Last
Reigh E. grew up in Vallejo, California and was exposed to crime, drugs, and violence as a young child. Over time, he began normalizing these destructive behaviors and felt that using them was the only way to survive. Reigh walked around with a “don’t mess with me” attitude. Many people warned him that his criminal [...]
A Desire to Change
Jaime E. was born into a toxic environment. He never met his father, and his mother had a severe drug addiction. Jaime was sexually abused from age six until his mother died when he was just ten years old. His extended family placed him in the hands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He moved from [...]
