"This program has given back the child my parents so desperately

missed and the mother my children so desperately needed."

Narconon Graduate Holly

"I gave it up and got a life! I am a single mother with two children. The life I had made for us came crashing down after I developed a severe addiction to methamphetamine, pain killers, and marijuana. We had suffered the loss of my fiance in a motorcycle accident (that I witnessed!) just before Christmas in 2003. My inability to confront our loss fueled my drug use and subsequent addiction.

"After I started using on a daily basis, it didn't take long for me to lose everything, most importantly, my children and our home, my job, my vehicles and all communication with my family. I was using and using and finally began selling the drugs to maintain my habit. After being arrested many times and facing the loss of my freedom, I thought that rehabilitation was a waste of time and that I would never be able to live a life without those drugs to help me function. The truth is, I was not functioning with the drugs--only I didn't know it.

"My family came to me very gently and pleaded with me to get some help because they were in constant fear for my safety. When my family said to me that they did not want to visit me in one of three places--living on the streets, in prison, or at the cemetery--I knew that it was time to let them help me help myself. My oldest brother located Narconon Arrowhead for me on the internet and even though I was very resistant to rehabilitation, I agreed to try it.

"I came to the program in September 2004 with no hope of ever being clean. It wasn't long after I entered the program that I realized I really had a problem, I needed help, and that these people cared about my ability to be successful.

"My family's unconditional love for me, the brilliant processes of this program, and the amazing staff saved my life.

" The pride I see in my children's eyes has been worth every ounce of struggle I faced. This program has given back the child my parents so desperately missed and the mother my children so desperately needed.

-- Holly C.