Alcohol abuse is often covered in shame, denial and secrecy. But it’s a problem that doesn’t just touch the lives of people who use alcohol or drugs. It affects their families, friends and community members, classmates and coworkers. According to the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental…
Imagine a person who wants to stop doing something and they can’t, despite catastrophic consequences. Though they feel tremendous guilt and remorse, people suffering from drug addiction will give up lucrative careers, loving families or even their lives for drugs. This is the nature of drug addiction. Denial People who are…
Ocala firefighter Jeff Werthmuller said his “day of reckoning” came when he responded to a structure fire without his gear – and most of his clothes. A captain in the department, he’d been passed out on his shift after an off-duty binge of “drinking and drugging” when the call…
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What does recovery look like? It looks like me. I was a practicing pediatrician. I had a very promising career. I had a wonderful wife and three beautiful children. Everything looked perfect on the outside. But, I struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. I lost my practice,…
What does recovery look like? It looks like me. I came to addiction a little later in life than some of my peers. I had a childhood trauma that resurfaced, and I turned to intravenous drug use. During my active addiction, I found that my carer actually advanced…
Michele Markant, former FRC patient in recovery, found herself completely addicted to pain medication which eventually led to her arrest and the loss of her job. She credits FRC for her new lease on life, and wants to serve as a symbol of hope for others suffering with addiction.
