Humans in Recovery
Last year over 100,000 people succumbed to fatal drug overdose. At the same time, every day Recovery Unplugged sees the best of humanity as we guide our clients toward health, peace of mind, and lasting wellness. Our Humans in Recovery series serves to tell these stories while letting those who have not yet found their way to treatment know that it’s never too late to turn it all around. Recovery Unplugged wants to celebrate the incredibly diverse recovery community, highlighting their struggles, stories, accomplishments, and the lives they’ve built.
Dan D.
"Being in recovery is so freeing. I don’t have crazy thoughts. I don’t have to act out on my emotions, I can set boundaries."
Read StoryVirginia V.
"I would encourage anyone struggling with addiction to give themselves a break."
Read StoryCARLOS T.
"Life continues to get better, and it’s all because I continued to work the program."
Read StorySARAH K.
“For people who are struggling, even people who are in recovery, just hold on. It does get better!”
Read StoryJOSIAH M.
“The power of love is real—it’s the most powerful thing on the planet and I’m so grateful to have been open to it.”
Read StoryYESSICA L.
“It can be harder to love someone who's using than it is to be the one using.”
Read StoryCHRIS GATES
"I found myself sitting with a gun in one hand and a syringe in another, trying to decide which one to use."
Read StoryJOSEPH PIGNATELLI JR.
"The only time I wasn’t looking to use was when I was unconscious."
Read StoryLISA DEANGELIS
"You have hopes and dreams for your child and you realize that they may never happen."
Read StoryADAM DAVID
"The idea of coming back just to do the same thing all over again was horrible."
Read StoryDAMIAN RAMIREZ
"It is possible to find a new way to live and to stop using, even though it seems impossible."
Read StoryCHACE ANDREA
"I remember when I was high, I wanted to get sober and I just had to break the cycle."
Read StoryDOC MCGHEE
"I could spend all the time in the world building their career, but trying to save them as a person- it's too hard"
Read StoryERIKA MURPHY
"I really got to see myself and what I had done to my family; and that’s somebody that I never wanted to be."
Read StoryBETH SULLIVAN JAWITZ
"It was a habit I couldn’t break and it made me suicidal every day."
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