Testimonial of a client that went from marijuana addiction to crack addiction in a few short years but overcame addiction...

When I first realized I needed help for my drug addiction was not when I had a habit or marijuana addiction but when I started using some harder more serious drugs like crack. Once I began using crack I no longer used marijuana because it just wasn’t enough anymore. My occasional marijuana smoking was not a full blown crack addiction and I was left not knowing what happened and I was not sure where to turn. I knew I needed to get help from a drug treatment center or some type of professional addiction rehab, or I would have died on the street probably or ended up in prison. I lived with the secret of my addiction for a long, long time so I was scared what my family would think. But I had hit rock bottom. At this point, I had lost everything and everyone I loved, my life was over, or so I thought. Until I sought the help of a treatment center in Florida, I started to sense an ounce of hope that I was not living or just merely existing.

Once I came to Transformation's Christian drug treatment center program, I was able to realize how badly my marijuana turned crack addiction was hurting me and my family. I had been denying the problem for so long, I had lied and deceived the people I love and my life was truly out of control. Once I came through the doors of Transformations drug treatment center, I knew I had made the right decision in seeking rehab. I had to take back control of my own life and with your help; I was able to do that.

Most of you there know but here is a bit of my story and how I felt. Before I entered treatment, my life was dark and lonely; I kept doing more and more drugs to numb my inner pain. I started using drugs when I was 15 years old, it began with smoking marijuana and by the time I graduated from high school, my drug use has escalated to include Xanax, cocaine, Ecstasy and eventually crack. I did not realize how truly grave my situation had become as I kept partying and feeding my drug addiction. It was only after I suffered and had an accidental overdose and almost died that I was ready to face the truth and get the help I knew deep down I needed.

Transformation's Christian drug treatment center program saved my life! From the second I came through the door, I knew I was in the right place. I knew I needed the help of a drug treatment center to beat my addictions, and to get my life back on track, I needed God. The staff and fellow patients at Transformations were wonderful. I felt accepted and supported, when I felt myself wavering and like I was losing my will to fight, everyone rallied around me like a big family and would not let me quit. It was with their dedication and encouragement I came to realize that I was not alone.

Not only did I learn how to make healthy decisions, I learned how to take back control of my life again. I was taught the power of prayer and felt the presence of God with me every step of the way. I was never judged or made to feel ashamed; this was one of my biggest fears about entering into a drug treatment center. I knew that doing drugs was a bad mistake, but I just didn't want to face the situation. But, as part of my journey to inner healing and sobriety, I realized I did need to confront all of my many emotions in order to grow and find my path.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the staff, fellow patients, spiritual advisors and many others at Transformations Treatment Center. Without you, I know I never would have found my way back to God or my family. You gave me hope when I thought all was lost and you showed me how to be the person I am truly meant to be. Words cannot express the debt of gratitude I owe to each of you, thank you is not enough.

- Bill D 08

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