“[My dog] took care of me all our years together but I wasn’t taking care of him. This snapped me right out of my addiction and made me see that I wasn’t just hurting myself in my drinking and using—I was hurting him too.”
Category: Success Stories
This page is devoted to the addiction recovery success stories submitted by IQRR registrants.
If you have a success story of your own you can send it to success@quitandrecovery.org.
Please note these stories may contain graphic descriptions of drug use.
“I love being sober. I love the new Allison. Her life is better, but I’m an alcoholic and just because I’m not suffering any longer doesn’t mean I’m not still sick on some days. “
“The only thing that restricts a person in recovery are the restrictions that they put on themselves.”
“At the age of 67, James Taylor has made his 16th album, his first in 13 years. After spending his early career addicted to heroin, he’s surprised he made it this far.”
Change is never easy. But if I stay on the path I’m on, I’ll end up where I’m going. And that’s a destination I want to avoid.
“One day, the pain of using became more painful than the pain of dealing with the trauma of my mom’s death. I needed to learn how to deal with life on life’s terms.”
