“Having people, including probation, tell me they are proud of me and they could see the change in my behavior really hit home. That made me strive to push even harder to do what’s right and made me have more integrity about myself.”
During the program at ARC I learned or relearned lessons about life. Life takes away your trust for new people. ARC allowed me to see there are still some good and selfless people in life. The year long program and time away from family reminded me how much I have to lose if I start using drugs again. This is my biggest take away. So staying clean is a top priority. The daily accountability of drug tests helped me the most; however, I believe more should be given at more random times. I am back now looking at my new life and family anew. Keeping God first and doing the right thing will help my family and I to stay together on God’s path for us.
Tyler B.
I came to the program a completely broken man; homeless, unemployable, destructive, and addicted to heroin and any other drug that would help me forget the misery of my daily life. After getting into a routine of meetings, counseling, peer support, and classes here at ARC. I slowly learned to love myself again. This enabled me to begin working, accomplishing some small, achievable goals, and taking pride in what I was working on from day to day. I was able to finally recognize and get help with the mental health issues I’d developed over 26 years of drug abuse. The #1 thing to which I attribute my success in this program is taking as many suggestions as I could from those with more experience than me. Today I consider myself a functional member of society once again, and those who know me are aware of my willingness to serve others whenever possible. I have also gained others whenever possible. I have also gained something that I’ve never truly possessed before, and could only be earned through diligence and hard work; that thing is INTEGRITY.
Ralph S.
Since being in this program I have finally found out who I am and the man I am meant to be. No longer am I a child who destroys everything he touches. I wake up present in my life today and present in the lives of my family and loved ones. I get to be a leader and role model for what recovery looks like with effort, determination, and the want to be something more. Today I love who I am and I am not ashamed of myself. ARC and the staff gave me tools to grow and become a man, a father, a lover, and a son. A safe clean home to lay my head with accountability took a lot of burdens off me and allowed me to focus on me and my recovery. I owe Brandy my life, she and the staff and residents will forever be in my heart.
Joey K.
I always loved ARC. That’s why I came back instead of doing DDC or something shorter. The biggest help was undoubtedly the staff. I learned skills like how to express myself and ask for help. All these things can carry over in my next phase of life. This new life in recovery has given me countless blessings. I’m getting married, my family trusts me, I have real friends. I have a solid job. A car. These are the big things. I also am happy with who I am today.
David G.
OMG!!! The experience I’ve had since being at ARC is a memory I will always cherish. I remember when I first started to try new things but it wasn’t long after that, that I got into Service work, working every weekend to finish the back house for more recovering addicts like me. I built healthy relationships, shared my feelings and put hard work into something that’s going to be a part of me for the rest of my life. The class classes I had were so beneficial to my recovery even some classes that I heard were really scary but of course finished them all and it’s amazing watching new ones come in and how much they have grown since they have been here is an awesome experience to watch. I’ve gained self respect, friendship, my kids back, a great job, and so much more. Thank you ARC for the experience of a lifetime. You have helped save my life and today I’m forever grateful.
Tiffany N.
