As I sit here and reflect on a life riddled with hurt, shame, and failure, my gratitude overflows. I am exceedingly blessed to share my experience as a means of lending you the courage to speak your truth. The deep, inner hurt that we carry can only die in the light of exposure....

Hi my name is Kayla Whitehead. I can say I have found victory over heroin addiction! My addiction with opiates started when I was 13 and spiraled out of control when I picked up the needle at 15. I went to rehab after rehab and cycled through many jails here in Oregon but on...

My name is John Fabiseski. I have not put a mind or mood altering substance in my body since January 26, 2014. Directly because of my recovery I am able to be a husband to my wife, a father to my children, and a grandfather to my grandchildren. I am employable today and I work...

Writing my story is especially painful for me today, as I have just found out that a friend of mine died of an overdose after he had returned home from rehab. It hits close to home and it raises up those feelings of regret, and guilt that we battle in recovery. So Randy, this is...

Hi! I’m Zack, and I’m a recovered alcoholic. It wasn’t too long ago that I was lying in bed writing suicide letters to my loved ones. I can vividly remember the crippling hangover, the shaky hands, the tears, the writhing anxiety, and the terrible pain of existence – I had...

I am Amanda. I am 29 years old. I work full-time as an Employment Counselor to adults and adolescents. I have an awesome family and friends, an amazing boyfriend, and an adorable English Bulldog. Between the ages of 15-20, I had a severe opioid use disorder. September 2017 will...

My name is Jeremy and I am a person in recovery from addiction. To look at my life a few months ago compared to now, I never thought I would be able to share my story, let alone survive this horrible disease. While drugs and alcohol have been a large part of my life since my...

I wasn’t introduced to drugs or alcohol until I was 18 and in college, but I knew from the first time I took a drink, that I was doing it differently than everyone else. While everyone else would stop after 1 or 2, I wasn’t stopping until 10 or 15. Back then, I just thought I...

I had my first drink when I was 17. By the time I was 20, I was snorting crystal meth with my father in San Diego, Ca. At 29, I was divorced and a full blown alcoholic. By the time I was 37, I had 3 children and was out of control. At 39, I had been through a detox facility...