i have recently lost everything in my life due to my drug use. A family member lied to the cops to have me arrested on Christmas Eve. I spent 75 days in jail fighting the case, which was dismissed. I got out with no home, no clothes, no car, and worst of all coukd not go be with my 9 year old daughter. I was forced to stay at a friends house that was a drug users dream. My friend who id onown for 20 years was smoking pills in front of her young kids. Right then i knew that this life was not for me. I put myself in detox after 2 days of watching her neglect her kids because of drugs. after detox i found out about a place called ft lyon. which is a place for homeless addicts to get their lifes back. this place is amazing. i have never felt more welcome anywhere in my life. its a 2 year program and when you are done the will grant you a housing voucher for life. i will learn how to live a life free of drugs and be part of a drug free community that i never knew existed. thank you God for ft lyon and my new found friends in the program. i will soon be reunited with my daughter. life is good.
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Wonderful story. Getting clean is a big deal. Keep up the good work a day at a time. Keep posting and let us know how you’re doing.
There’s a forum on HealthUnlocked called Drink Free. It’s primarily for not using (or moderating) alcohol use. But we talk a lot about recovery and you might find it helpful. We talk about addiction.
thanks for posting.
Best story I've heard all day! So happy for you. You really turned a bad situation around. Your 9 year old will be delighted to see you again.
sorry to hear what you went through but glad of the turn around and being reunited with your daughter again.
yeah you need support from this place - it really helps. You just have to get through and back on your feet. Wishing you every success. Keep up good work
It warms my heart to hear your story. You are lucky to have seen the light towards recovery while your child is still young. Keep moving forward. I have depression anxiety PTSD. I was never into drugs or alcohol really but my depression and anxiety did interrupt my parenting when my child turned about 12 and then at about 14 I chose to send her to my mother's because I was falling apart making bad decisions the suffering from severe depressive episodes. So now there is a strain or a fracture in our relationship. But we are trying to rebuild our relationship now. Which I am very grateful for. Keep working your program about your for life for a home sounds like a truly blessed gift. Keep your head on straight and keep walking in the right direction. The direction towards your daughter. Good luck be well. Thank you for sharing