“Fighting, cutting school, stealing, with no thought about where I was headed… the only constant in my life was drugs. It’s no surprise that I was arrested. What is surprising is that being locked up actually opened the door to the rest of my life. I was given the choice of coming to New Hope […]
Vanessa’s story
Donna’s story
“I was in an abusive relationship and turned to drugs and alcohol as an escape. What I failed to see was that my new reality was worse than my old one and that my selfishness was destroying my life. It was only the prospect of having my son taken from me that made me recognize […]
Ed’s story
“Deep down I knew I had a problem but I guess I just wasn’t ready to quit using alcohol. For years I told myself I could handle the problem myself, but things only got worse. Increasingly, drinking was affecting my family, my job and my self- esteem, but even then I couldn’t come to grips […]