From IV drug user to recovery and an abundant life: Vanessa’s story
What I am about to tell you is a true story, but in many ways it seems unbelievable. Matter of fact, without God, it would have been completely impossible! I grew up as a normal little girl, kind of chubby, and rather outgoing and funny. As a chubby kid, I made people laugh so they […]
From addiction to a life restored
My name is Loretta Smith. I grew up in Inez, Kentucky and was the younger of two kids. I had what I considered a normal childhood even though both sides of my family had alcoholism in them. My only brother and I were raised in a two parent home and we were always loved by […]
Former drug addict now counseling others
Jason Jones of Morehead, a former drug addict and now a counselor at Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), presented recently at the 2015 conference of the Kentucky Counseling Association (KCA) in Louisville. His presentation was titled, “Introducing Abstinent Members into Suboxone Counseling Groups.” Considering that only eight years ago Jones was in treatment for his own […]
Casey’s Law: The truth about involuntary commitment
Let me debunk a myth of addiction. You’ve probably heard that an addict must “want to get clean”, or that they need to reach some sort of “bottom,” in order to be successful at treatment. This is not true. There have been studies that show high-pressure treatment, court orders, jail rehabs, and motivation from child […]
“I am you.” Christina Hunter’s journey to mentoring mothers
When asking Karen’s Place Maternity Center’s (KPMC) Peer Support Specialist Christina Hunter some words that describe her prior life, ‘broken’ and ‘lost’ first come to her mind. Today, those words are ‘mother’ and ‘mentor.’ Christina is widely known among mothers at KPMC. However, some are surprised to find out that at the beginning of 2019, […]
