Danielle's Story

I was 32 years old when addiction started to tear my life apart. I was happily married with two beautiful girls. After the birth of my second child I was given prescription opioid medications to help manage the pain.

I didn't realize it at the time but I found myself continuing to take the pills long after I needed to. I was chasing the high they were giving me, I wasn't acting normal and it became a shell of the caring mother I once was. My husband couldn't rely on me, our children stop being my priority. I would drive high with my kids in the car. He didn't think they were safe with me anymore and you know what, he was right. I wanted so bad to be a good mother.

I ended up going in and out of five different treatment centers. I relapsed every time eventually my husband had enough, filed for divorce and my kids were taken away from me. I'm glad I didn't give up though, I called just to speak with someone. I didn't know what else to do but the person on the other end of the line did.

They found me a program that was right for me. I'm back on my feet now, I've been clean for 22 months my kids have their mom back. I'm taking it one day at a time and it's working. I'm following the steps and coping skills that they taught me, and I owe it all to making that one phone call.