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True Story: Alisa

As soon as I walked through the Phoenix House door, I had an overwhelming sense of relief; I had made it. Today, when I remember that moment of clarity, that feeling of gratitude still washes over me and brings tears to my eyes.

True Story: Traci

I remember sitting in jail and looking at myself, 42 years old, realizing that I had just thrown away the best years of my life and I could never get them back. That realization devastated me to the point where I just cried for a week. I thought, “This is it. I can’t do this anymore.”

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True Story: Bryan

At Phoenix House, I realized that just days before I had been on the streets with nothing but the clothes on my back. I broke down. I began feeling emotions wash over me that I hadn’t felt in years. One of my first counselors told me, “if you want to learn, you just surrender and start over.”

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True Story: Kim

This was our search to find our son again, after helplessly watching him go from a happy, healthy person towards complete self-destruction. It’s impossible to explain the fear and desperation that the parents and family members of addicted teens experience. But there is a way out.

Filed Under: California 1 Comment

True Story: Vitaly

By age 25, I was using all the time, and cocaine and heroin were my drugs of choice. I was working as a fashion designer at the time so that’s what I had in common with the whole fashion crowd: drugs and parties. I enjoyed the career and the whole scene, but it didn’t last long because pretty soon my #1 priority became drugs.

Filed Under: New York 2 Comments