http://aarc.ab.ca/i-had-no-hope-for-turning-my-life-around-graduate-marc-m/
Before entering AARC I was focused only on using drugs and nothing else. The only thing I cared about was using drugs and how to get them. I used and manipulated everyone and everything to keep using. When I entered AARC I was very angry and I had no hope for turning my life around. I tried to get out as soon as possible, but since all the staff are graduates themselves, they knew what I was thinking and doing and they helped me to feel hope that I could have a better life without drugs and alcohol. Going through AARC has given me my life back: it gave me the opportunity to feel again and to feel for others. I am very grateful as it is a miracle for me to be alive today and to be so happy. I love life now, I love my mom and family and I don’t feel a desire to use any more. I find that life still has it struggles but it is so much better to be able to live life without a drug or a drink to control me.