OCEAN HILLS RECOVERY

I had always heard that some people had to hit rock-bottom before they would seek help for alcohol addiction, but I never believed it applied to me. Although I was aware that I had a problem, I also thought that I could stop drinking any time I wanted to. This turned out not to be the case, though. I was let go from my job for a variety of reasons, but those reasons all had to do with my alcohol consumption. Absenteeism, lateness and a general inability to be efficient at work due to being constantly hungover were all listed as reasons for my dismissal. After I was fired, I toyed with the idea of entering rehab and even looked up information online concerning different facilities. Although I was impressed by the Ocean Hills Rehab Reviews that I read, I told myself that I could stop drinking without their help.

It didn’t happen that way, though. Every night, I told myself that I would give up alcohol on the very next day, but I couldn’t do it. Finally, on the advice of my older brother, I decided to give Ocean Hills Recovery a try. I was scared to death when I first entered, but the staff seemed warm and kind and quickly put me at ease.

I think that what made it easier for me was knowing that I wasn’t alone. It really helped to know that other people had conquered the disease of alcoholism, and it helped to be among those who were in the process of doing so themselves. I’ve been out of rehab for four months now, and I still have daily contact with people that I met in Ocean Hills Recovery. We help to keep each other sober by providing moral support for each other.

Being addicted to a drug is not something that anyone wants to go through. After going through a deep depression when my sister passed away, I began taking pain pills that I had left over from a knee injury. The Oxycodone pills helped to make the pain go away and I continued to take them, in spite of my husband’s warnings and the warnings of my friends.

When I took the pills, I finally had an escape and it felt great not to have to be in the midst of a cloud of anxiety and grief over missing my sister. The months turned into years, and three years later, I was heavily addicted to the pills. My marriage was falling apart and I had no idea where to turn. I was not the mother I should have been to my five-year-old son and my eight-year-old daughter; and I certainly was not a good wife to my husband.

My husband finally convinced to me check in at Ocean Hills Recovery in Dana Point, California and my journey to recovery began. Even though it was difficult going through detoxification, the staff guided me through each step and finally, I was able to be free of the drugs and begin concentrating on the issues that made me want to use drugs to cover the pain in the first place.

Ocean Hills Recovery turned out to be a blessing to me and my family. My marriage is back on track and I am enjoying life without using drugs. My kids are ecstatic that I am fully focused on them and sharing each day to the full with them.

Most people believe that drug addiction can’t happen in their own families, especially to their children. It happened in mine, though, and it was a heartbreaking experience. I had no idea that my daughter was doing crystal meth. She had never been a problem and was the kind of kid who got good grades, didn’t stay out late at night and always helped around the house without being asked to.

I was confused and concerned when the behavioral changes began to happen in my daughter. She seemed nervous all the time, and she began hanging around with a very strange group of kids. The change seemed to happen overnight. Although I wondered if it weren’t perhaps the normal changes that come with being a teenager, it seemed more sinister than that. Her grades began to drop drastically, and I started receiving telephone calls from the school saying that she’d been missing a lot of classes.

One day I got a telephone call about my daughter that wasn’t from the school. It was the local police department saying that she had been picked up in the park where she was selling drugs. Naturally, I had thought that there was some mistake, but when I got down to the police station and spoke with her, my daughter admitted that it was the truth.

The judge agreed to waive sentencing if my daughter successfully completed a recovery program, so I took her to Ocean Hills Recovery. She made good progress there. The staff was warm, caring and professional. I’d read about an Ocean Hills Recovery scam, but our experience was nothing like that at all. She’s been home for several months now and is doing great. We’re going to go visit some possible colleges for her next week.

I tried cocaine for the first time at a party on August 31, 2005. I never knew that this day would change my life forever. I only intended to try cocaine once, but I quickly became an addict. I battled cocaine addiction for six years. I tried to quit on my own, but my addiction was too strong. My family and friends had watched me struggle with my addiction. They recommended that I enroll in Ocean Hills Recovery.

I must admit that I was skeptical at first. However, something told me that enrolling in Ocean Hills Recovery would be a very wise decision. When I walked through the door, I was immediately impressed by the friendliness of the staff. They did not treat me like an addict. They treated me like a real person who had feelings. That is one of the many things that I liked about Ocean Hills Recovery.

The first few days at Ocean Hills Recovery were the worst because I was going through detox. However, the medical staff was with me through that difficult process. The staff at Ocean Hills Recovery not only cares about breaking your addiction, but they also care about you as a person. I enjoyed home-cooked meals, yoga classes and art therapy during my stay there. I felt like I was right at home.

The staff at Ocean Hills Recovery also places a lot of emphasis on relapse prevention. They understand that it is very easy for a person to revert back to his old habits after he completes treatment. The staff advised me to say in one of the sober houses with some of the other recovering addicts. I have been living there for over six months and have been cocaine-free ever since. This Ocean Hills recovery review is to recommend the staff and facility to anyone who has been struggling with a cocaine addiction.