My name is Ruben. I started drinking at the eary age of 13. It quickly turned into a full blown addiction and spiraled out of control. I lost everything due to dependence on alcohol, so much so, I ended up living on the streets. Being homeless was very surreal. To see what my life had [...]
My name is Robert and my story starts after I graduated San Diego Job Corps in May of 2015. After I graduated I started to stay on the streets and use drugs like meth and weed. Then 2017 I started going to a weekly dinner party that was put on by a family and later [...]
My name is Luis and this is my testimony. Growing up, I would say I had a great childhood. I've always had a loving mother that would do her best to keep me on track. However, not having a father figure my whole life always left a void. I had uncles I looked up to [...]
A little over six years ago I was brought to Restoration Ranch by my long time boss who knew I needed help, and that I did. With thirty years of active addiction, I had a problem. I had defects and most of all, I had a relationship with God that needed reviving. I had gotten [...]
Imagine you're a child, you reach for the cookie jar. You pull it to the edge of the counter. As you put your hand in the jar it tips, falls and lands crashing on the floor with cookies scattering everywhere. Your mom comes rushing in and looks right at you. You tell your mom, “the [...]
So you've gone through several months of rehab and now the holidays are coming up. You haven't experienced the season to be "Merry" sober for years. After all, aren't the holidays a time to celebrate, bring in the cheer and even give cheers? You might wonder, "how can I get through this season and stay [...]
Looking back on my life and how my addiction started, I can trace it back to finding a group of kids in middle school that would accept me. I was advanced in school, which made me feel like I couldn't relate to most kids. The kids that drank and did drugs didn't care if I [...]
We all have them, the nagging thoughts of how we wish we would have or could have done things differently. Regret by definition means, "to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity." What do we do with these pesky thoughts that creep in [...]
Drug and alcohol addiction has many negative effects on the mind and body. The use of drugs affects breathing, and heart rate, the ability to control emotions and feel happiness. In addition, problem-solving, planning, and decision-making abilities are inhibited. It is also difficult for people who use drugs to process information provided by their senses. [...]
We form many different types of relationships throughout our life. These relationships have different dynamics and no two relationships are alike. In this article we are going to address the relationships associated with a former addict who is in the process of recovery. The right kinds of relationship with the right kind of people will [...]
