Real people sharing real stories about their experience with substance abuse and mental health.
During my twenty-five year career in substance abuse treatment, I’ve frequently heard family members (and clients) insist that "Alcohol isn't his/her/my problem - drugs are!" and "Alcoholism isn't his/her/my problem - addiction is!" as if the same principles of recovery from chemical dependency don't apply to any dysfunctional situation where alcohol either isn't present or isn't present enough to be identified as the primary drug-of-choice.
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By Natasha Lisbey, Transformations alumna and Supervisor of Alumni Services
I was blessed with an opportunity to remove myself from the toxic chaos I had cultivated in my active addiction, a few weeks where I was sequestered in a bubble of recover
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By: Kevin Craner, BS, NCIP, CRS, Manager of Family Integrated Services at Transformations
Returning home after treatment is a major transition. Of those going home directly after PHP, the challenge is exponentially higher. Those that decide to rem
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By: Anna Mason, BS, CAP, Therapist at Transformations
Just as a child enters the doors of kindergarten, an addict enters the doors of a treatment center with a fear of the unknown, with anxiety of what is to come, and resistance to take a look at
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The A&E premiere of Dope Man spotlighted the seemingly unstoppable drug epidemic that has been plaguing our country for decades. While there is no one person who can single-handedly stop lives from being lost to drug overdoses, Tim Ryan is a man in motion to make a difference.
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It was an ah-ha moment for me in early sobriety, when something just made sense. I had completed treatment with Transformations and was starting to get involved with meetings, groups and working with my sponsor.
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By: Helana Cabral, Transformations Alumna and Director of Alumni Services
You don’t graduate sobriety. This is why being part of an amazing alumni family like the one we have at Transformations Treatment Center is so important. One of the things
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By: Phillip S., Transformations alumnus
As I walk through the valley of the….
Man, screw the shadow of death, I’m not about to rest
I got a lot of life left, he’s about to be out of breath
I’ve survived all his tests
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Written by an anonymous father of one of our alumni
My son was headed down a very dark path for many years, beginning around the age of 13. The path was getting darker and darker as the years went by. I was at wits end not knowing where to turn. T
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Well I got another creepy e-mail. This one was from Resentment.
To: Tamara Evans
From: Resentment
Cc: Addiction, Relapse, Death
Subject: How’s that working out for you?
Oh hey. It’s your not-so-new friend Resentment. How you doing?
Pretty
