Success Stories

Julia

Before I came to Freedom House I was living in a world of despair.  I began experimenting with drugs and alcohol when I was 13.  When I was 25 I discovered Oxycontin, a highly addictive, powerful opiate.  I fell in love with this medication that provided a means of escape.

My tolerance level soon escalated and I switched my addiction to heroin.  Heroin took over my life and owned my soul.  I was a slave to it and it was the only thing I cared about.

Chasing that high eventually took everything from me.  I lost my children, my home, my family, my car, and all respect for myself.  I was completely hopeless and then ended up in jail.

When the numbness went away and I had no choice but to take a look at myself and the mess I created, I hated myself and wanted to die!  I had hit rock bottom.

Not knowing what else to do I finally began to pray.  After one year in jail God answered my prayers and with the help of my mother I came to Freedom House.

Freedom House has literally saved my life.  Not only am I physically healthy and sober but without Freedom House I would never have found God.  I have been recently saved and baptized and Freedom House is teaching me what it means to walk with the Lord.

Julia is a graduate from the Freedom House 12-month program for women. For the first time in my life my children and I are happy and have hope for a future.  Freedom House has rejoined me with my children, and they have started their own personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  My mother and stepfather recognize the positive changes in me also and are supportive and willing to be a part of my recovery.

My new life is a miracle and Freedom House has helped produce these miracles in me.  The Freedom House staff understands there is more to recovery than abstaining from alcohol and drugs and they are providing me with the tools I need to fully heal.

The three things that are different about Freedom House are that it incorporates God, your children and the opportunity to remain a part of the Freedom House community for as long as you want after graduation.  That is what separates Freedom House from any other recovery center in the world.