I wanted a fresh start when I went to A Forever Recovery. I wanted to stop doing drugs and everything else I was doing that was harmful to myself and others. When I first got to AFR, I was hopeful that I could get off drugs yet, also jaded because I wasn’t convinced it was something I could do. The simple fact that I wanted to get clean helped me a lot. When I went to AFR it was the first time I’d been to a rehab that I actually wanted to work. Because of that, I was so much more receptive to doing the program and doing the work on myself that I needed to do. While going through the program at AFR I learned how to navigate my life and my choices so that I wouldn’t fall into old habits. The things I learned at AFR are the reason I’ve been sober since graduating. On top of being sober since finishing my program, I’ve also been stable. Which for me is just as important. I learned so much about myself I was going through my program. I learned why I’d been doing the things I had, why I’d been making the choices I’d been making. I learned how to stop and take a step back when things started getting more complicated, how to reevaluate and then deal with my problems before I got to the point where I wanted to use. It can be hard to stay sober. For me, it’s because, always, always in the back of my mind was the knowledge that if things got tough, if I had a bad day, everything that was going on that I didn’t like, it could all be swept away if I used. I knew that the problem wouldn’t go away but, if I started using again, I wouldn’t care about it anymore. So, while I was going through my program I learned how to deal with things before it got to the point where using seemed the better option. While I was going through my program, I decided that I didn’t want to go home to my parent’s house. With everything I learned at AFR, I could have gone home and stayed sober. I had family in Colorado though, and I decided that if I was really planning on starting over fresh, doing it in a new place was the best option, and less stressful for me and everyone I love. I’ve always had a hard time asking for help. It always felt like asking for help was like admitting to failure on my part. So, I’d try to do everything on my own and I’d fail anyways. When I was going through the program at AFR, I realized that staying sober wasn’t something I was going to be able to do completely on my own. So, while I was at AFR, I asked my aunt and uncle for their help and they’ve been amazing. My parents supported my decision to move away from them because they knew that me starting over somewhere new was going to be easier for me than trying to do it in a place that I’ve already used in. My uncle helped me get a job and I started working there 5 days after I got there. I’ve been doing good there too. I haven’t been late or missed a day since I started working there. I’m also paying all my own bills and generally just acting like an adult. I didn’t believe a life like this was possible before I went to AFR. Even though I wanted to get sober, I wasn’t convinced that it was something I could really do. I was a drug addict, I figured I would always be a drug addict and that I wouldn’t ever beat my addiction. More than anything, I wanted that fresh start and a new life but, it seemed completely and utterly impossible. Being around the people at AFR helped me to see that even though my life had been completely derailed by my addiction, with the right help, I could get it back on track. The counselors helped me so much while I was there. Sometimes, it was just being around to talk to or help working through some issue that was bothering me. Sometimes, it was not letting me get away with something and calling me on my bull. They didn’t let anything, whether that was me or something else, hinder my recovery. Going to AFR changed my life.

When I sent my daughter to A Forever Recovery, I was hoping that it was as good as the reviews made it out to be. I prayed that this one place would be able to help my daughter and change her life in a positive way. My daughter started using heroin 10 years ago. When she first started using, things got bad, fast. So much faster than I could have ever anticipated. It really doesn’t take very long for someone to become addicted to opiates and I saw that firsthand with my daughter.
For these last 10 years, I have sent my daughter to so many rehabs that going to rehab became something of a joke to her. After the first few rehabs didn’t help, she started taking each rehab less and less seriously while her dad and I were more and more devasted as each one didn’t work. Saying that it became a joke to her isn’t quite the right way to put it. She didn’t think they would help her and so she wasn’t going to rehab because she wanted to go, she was going to rehab in order to humor her dad and me. So, it’s not surprising that it didn’t work, and she relapsed.
When I first found AFR and started talking to someone there about my daughter, I was impressed with the staff. I wasn’t sure how effective AFR would be as a recovery center. I still wanted my daughter to go there because it’s the first place I had found that didn’t treat drug addiction and rehabilitation the same way as every other rehab she been to. Once I decided to send her there, the staff helped me get her in quickly, so she didn’t have time to change her mind. Anyone who’s tried to get someone into rehab know that when that person agrees to go, you need to get them there very quickly because they can change their minds about it very quickly.
AFR is only a few hours from where we live so I drove her there and I was impressed with the level of care and compassion they showed my daughter when we got there. The whole process started differently for my daughter because the staff made sure that it did. While they were checking her in, they spoke with her, explained the program and what she’d be doing there. Somewhere in all their explaining she started having a guarded hope that AFR would be different and she agreed to put in the effort to do the program and get sober. They made her see that it would be different at AFR and they got her to start off with a completely different attitude.
The staff were patient with her during her program. They understood that she’d been guarded for so long that it would take a bit more to get her to open up. They worked with her until she felt comfortable opening up, started talking about and working on her problems. They helped her become a better person and she learned how to keep herself clean and not use drugs as a crutch for anything that didn’t go her way. She learned all this because the staff helped her so much but, it was also the program she was doing was one she was interested in and one where the philosophy behind the program made sense to her.
I’ve spent a lot of time in the past 10 years looking at, talking to and putting my daughter in different rehabs. A Forever Recovery has the best collection of staff that I’ve come across. The difference in the people at AFR and the way AFR is run made all the difference in my daughter’s recovery.
My daughter came home from AFR with a confidence in herself that I hadn’t seen since way before she started using drugs. It made me realize how much she had changed while using and how much progress she made while she was at AFR. Since she’s come home, she hasn’t slowed down at all. She’s using what she learned at AFR to make a better life and a better future for herself.

I’d been using heroin for 9 years when my dad had his heart attack 5 years ago. He survived it and when I went to visit him in the hospital he begged me to get help. He told me that he didn’t want me dying before him and that before he died he wanted to know that I was sober and that I’d be okay. His heart attack was a huge wake-up call. I realized I didn’t have forever to get my life right if I wanted to have a relationship with him again.
I went to A Forever Recovery and after doing the program there I was okay for 6 months. I relapsed though I hid it from my dad for a few months. When he realized I was using again he confronted me about it, we talked and I agreed to go to rehab again. My dad wanted me to try a different rehab because I’d relapsed after AFR and he was thinking that something different would help me more. I went with what he wanted and relapsed after that rehab and 2 more before he and I agreed that AFR had been the most helpful and that going back there was my best chance at sobriety.
Going to AFR again felt right. I had liked it there and the staff were amazing. They made it easier to be in rehab and to stay for however long I needed to. The counselors at AFR will push you to work really hard on you program but, they also make it so that the times when you aren’t working on your program you having fun. I always had a really good time during the activities and the outings that they planned.
There were two years between the first time I went to AFR and the second time I went there. When I first got there the second time I was nervous that it would be weird going back there or that the staff would be disappointed in me but it wasn’t like that at all. They have staff at AFR who have dealt with addiction themselves and the staff who haven’t have worked in and around addicts and rehabs long enough that they understand how hard it can be to get and stay sober.
Having people working at AFR who understood me made going through the program easier. I could talk to my counselor and I knew that whatever he said and whatever advice he had came from experience and not a book. That made it easier to talk to him and listen. He’d found what work for him to stay sober and he helped me find what worked for me.
By the time I graduated from AFR again I understood so much more about myself. I understood who and what I could handle being around and who and what I absolutely couldn’t handle yet and needed to stay away from.
Going through this program helped me a lot with my dad as well. My counselor talked to him routinely throughout my program. He kept my dad informed on what I was working on, where in my program I was and how I was doing mentally, physically and emotionally. He helped my dad understand addiction so much better than I ever could and he helped us get started in repairing our relationship.
18 months ago, I graduated from AFR and I’m still sober. I love it. I love being sober, I love how much better my life has gotten. My dad and I are closer than ever. We’ve rebuilt our relationship and I know it’s stronger than ever. I’ve gone to my dad for help and support so many times when I was having trouble staying sober and he’s helped me through each one without me relapsing.
One of the main reasons I started going to rehab was because I wanted to fix things with my dad. I’m finally at that point where things are good with him again and I couldn’t be happier. Going to AFR made that all possible and I can’t thank them enough.

I was talking to my aftercare specialist from A Forever Recovery the other day and she asked if I’d write a few about AFR because of the success I’ve had since going there. I don’t speak to her very often anymore because I don’t need to. I’ve been sober for 2 years now. That’s 2 years no lapses, 2 years of being in control of my life again and best of all 2 years without hurting and disappointing the people I love.
To be perfect honest, when I went to AFR I wasn’t expecting much. I wanted to get clean sure, but I had struggled with my addiction for so long that I didn’t think it’d ever happen. Before going to AFR I struggled with a heroin addiction for 10 years and I was averaging 2 rehabs a year. By the time I was 30 I’d been to rehab over 20 times. It never mattered what sort of rehab I went to, didn’t matter what program I did or how long I was there for. When I was home I never stayed sober for longer than 6 months. It was usually quicker than that but not once was it longer than 6 months.
The last few rehabs I’d gone to before and including AFR my parents sent me not with the hope of me staying sober. Of course we all wanted some magical, miracle solution to my addiction. None of us were expecting it though. So, I’d go to rehab both because when I was in rehab my parents weren’t worried about me. They knew where I was and they knew I was safe. They weren’t both expecting and dreading a phone call from the cops telling them I’d died of an overdose. I went to rehab because before I went to AFR I just knew that I’d die of an overdose and I wanted to hold that off as long as possible.
It was a surprise for me how much going to AFR helped me. The program I did was great but what made AFR that special, miracle place for me was the staff there. They were insanely dedicated and commitment to helping each of us going through the program. They were invested in our sobriety and worked crazy hard so we’d have the tools to stay sober. They were strict with me when it came to the work I did on my program. Which is something I really needed. I’d been to rehab so many times that by the time I was at AFR I was pretty lazy when it came to working on my program. The staff and counselors didn’t let me get away with any of my laziness and they made sure I did the work, did it right and got everything I could out of my program.
With the hard work I did, when I got home I knew what I needed to do and I was doing it but, I was still terrified of messing up. And that’s where my aftercare specialist comes in. I called her constantly. That first month I was home I called almost daily and sometimes multiple times a day. The second month I was home is was more like every other day and so on the more I was hope. She helped me so much though. She was incredibly patient and understanding with me and helped me deal with every hiccup, every snag, every problem and every negative emotion I had. I still call her when I need help working through something. Even after 2 years she’s still there to help me.
Before going to AFR I had never experienced that level of commitment and dedication to their clients sobriety. It’s amazing. So much of my sobriety is due to the help I received while I was at AFR and so much of it is due to the help I got from my aftercare specialist. All of my sobriety is due to the staff at A Forever Recovery. It’s all to easy to imagine where I’d be in life without having gone to AFR. Saying that going to AFR saved my life isn’t an exaggeration by any means. It’s a complete and accurate statement because if I hadn’t gone there I’d be dead or close to. Instead, I have a honest to goodness, good life now.

My parents and I choose A Forever Recovery because they offer the SMART Recovery program. They do offer other programs but, the SMART program was the one I wanted to do. I have been to a few rehabs in the last 10 years and my parents and I were hoping the SMART program would be able to help me more than the others had.
Going through the SMART program was great. It was hard, really hard but it was absolutely worth it. This program changed the way I viewed addiction and recovery. It completely changed how I viewed myself and my drug use. This program worked so well for me because it doesn’t go by the “once an addict, always an addict” view. Instead it’s that having a drug habit is just that, a habit which is just addictive behavior. And your behavior is something that you can work on and change which this program does.
While I was going through the program I learned how to identify my triggers. I figured out which triggers were riskier than others. Which I could avoid and which ones I couldn’t avoid and how to handle myself in each situation correctly. Avoiding triggers can be as easy as changing the channel on your tv or driving a different way home. Or it can be more complicated and it takes practice to be able to handle those situations the right way. They use role-playing as a way to practice this and it helps a lot that the role-playing is taken seriously. It can be awkward and weird practicing these things and because of that some tend to want to diminish the awkwardness and they try to make a joke out of it. The staff made sure that didn’t happen so that when we got home we were able to use what we’d practiced.
You also figure out ways to distract yourself from the urges to use that you’ll have. It’s understood that just because you’ve been to rehab that doesn’t mean you’ll never want to use again. You have to figure out how to handle those cravings because they will happen. In the beginning you distract yourself from those urges until they go away. I’ve gotten in pretty good shape because I’ve done a lot of running as a distraction. I will also use art to distract myself and I’ll start a drawing that I can get lost in which helps. The longer I’ve been home the more mild the cravings have become. I still get them and every once in a while I get a bad cravings but, I’ve been able to stay clear of anything that could lead to my using drugs.
Before going to AFR I had used pills for 10 years. So, I have been to a few programs. The program at AFR felt different in that it felt like I was fighting to get better whereas at the other programs it felt like I was just trying to not get any worse.
Since getting home my life has been more balanced. I’m taking better care of myself and it’s just one more thing that helps me stay clean. I’m so my healthier in both body and mind. I’m not too proud to ask for help if I need it and because of everything going through the program at AFR has changed my life has steadily gotten better and better.

When my parents told me that they were sending me to rehab I was shocked. I wasn’t actually addicted to anything so why would I need rehab? I wasn’t using drugs every day, not even close to every day. Before going to A Forever Recovery I used meth a few times. Sometimes it was once or twice a week, sometimes it was over a weekend. I didn’t consider myself addicted to it, it wasn’t my drug of choice and I was about the furthest thing away from a hardcore junkie. My parents found some meth in a bag of mine and that was it. I was going to rehab. There was nothing I could say to change their minds. It didn’t matter to them how often I had used or that I didn’t have a habit. They found that bag and if I wanted to stay in their house, if I wanted them to help me with college, I was going to rehab. It was a bit embarrassing going to rehab with no actual habit. I’d get asked what my drug of choice was or how long I’d been using and the answers were always none and maybe 2 months. To my parents that was a big deal but to me and everyone I went through my program with it was sort of like “huh? That’s it?” I started telling me that I was in rehab for overprotective parents. The first day I got there I had to spend 24 hours in detox. Not because I was detoxing but because everyone going to rehab has to spend a day in detox to make sure you aren’t going to have a latent kick. So yeah, going to rehab was a bit embarrassing for me. Once I got over that though, the program I did really helped me. Even though I wasn’t addicted to meth or anything else I had developed some pretty awful habits and I know that if I had kept using it would’ve become worse. Even though I didn’t think I needed rehab when I first got to AFR, going there was good for me. I learned a lot and was able to get myself sorted before I did become some hardcore junkie. The program I did could be applied to anything addictive and that helped me a lot. By doing the program and continuing to follow it when I got home I didn’t go back to using at all. I was actually nice there too. I was there for only a month but some of the other clients there had been there for much longer. I only needed a month though so that’s what I did. A Forever Recovery was a good place and they have good people working there. They understood my history and didn’t try to convince me that I was an addict, they didn’t try to convince me that my problem was bigger than it was. They just helped me figure out why I had started using and worked with me to handle it so I didn’t want to use again. During the month I was there I had a pretty decent time. Now that I’ve been to AFR and finished my program I’m glad my parents were so adamant about me going. I was able to get the situation handled before it became some huge problem that I wasn’t able to handle.

I’m really happy with how well A Forever Recovery handling helping my son. He was addiction to heroin and crack and had been using for many years. For all those years we’ve tried helping him but it never worked. Mostly he would refuse to go to treatment but, when he did agree to go he wouldn’t do anything while in treatment to help himself. He just bided his time until he could leave and start using again. The thing that finally convinced him to get help was watching his best friend overdose in front of him. It scared him, as it should have and he finally agreed that he’d go get help and that while he was there he’d really try. I found A Forever Recovery and right away I felt that it was the right place for him. I liked that he wouldn’t be given more drugs there. That when he got home he would be completely clean. I didn’t want him coming home off heroin and crack but on some psychiatric medication instead. I love the staff at AFR. They are some truly amazing people. There’s a lot of staff there who have dealt with addiction themselves and having that first-hand experience with addiction gave an understanding of my son and what he was going through better than anyone before. They knew what he needed because they had needed it too and that made a world of difference to both him and I. They were able to help me a lot in understanding my son and working with him to deal with of problems. For so long I’ve watched my son screw up his life and for so long I couldn’t do anything that seemed to make a difference. I couldn’t understand why my son didn’t want help and that led to some pretty awful arguments between us. The staff at AFR helped understand more about what he was going through and with his permission they kept me updated on his progress through his program and how he was truly doing during each step of it. The length of the program was another reason that AFR was a good fit for him. They have a more evidenced based program there. Meaning that he didn’t move forward on his program until both he and his counselor felt that he was ready. That was really comforting to me. Especially with the staff who were addicts themselves. Because I knew that they would see the signs of whether he was ready to move forward or not much better than someone who didn’t have that personal experience with addiction. Another good thing is that AFR isn’t just another 12-step program. Which is all my son had ever done because I just didn’t know any different. They have multiple programs there and each one is tailored to the individual’s needs. All that together meant that at AFR my son got the exact right kind of help he needed, he was there for as long as it took him to really get everything and he was able to work with people who truly understood him. He was able to work with people who truly cared about him and his sobriety and he hadn’t really experienced that before. My son’s been back home since he completed his program and he’s doing awesome. He’s working well with the aftercare specialist and it’s helped him a lot. My son’s becoming a great guy and I’ve loved seeing him become the person he is today. Because of my experience with AFR I truly don’t think that there’s a better program out there. It’s a place I’d recommend to anyone looking to get help for themselves or a loved one. Going there saved my son’s life.

My daughter’s life has improved tremendously since going to A Forever Recovery. She started using heroin when she was 21. She’s 25 now and the time she spent using did a lot of damage mentally and physically. It also ruined just about every relationship she had. Her drug use started when she was 16. She had started smoking weed and I didn’t think that much of it. I worried how it’d affect her school work but that was it. Both her father and I had smoked weed when we were younger and for us it was just something we grew out of. It wasn’t that way with her though and she started using harder drugs until she found heroin which quickly became her drug of choice. We knew something was wrong for a while so brought home a drug test and made her take it. When we saw that it was positive for heroin we were shocked and immediately tried to get her into treatment. She refused and instead packed a couple bags and left the house. We didn’t see her again for 9 months, which was when she came back and agreed to go to treatment. We sent her to a traditional 12-step program and she was there for 28 days. When she came back she stayed clean for a couple months. Just long enough for me to hope that her drug using days were behind her. 3 months after she got home though, she relapsed. She lied about it but after seeing her sober for so long it was really obvious that she was high. After she realized she couldn’t lie about it she told us it was a one-time thing and that she’d get a handle on it. We let her stay at the house, hoping that being around her family would help her stay clean. It didn’t and when we realized that she wasn’t quitting we had to kick her out. It’s the hardest thing I’ve every done but, she has a sister who I didn’t want around her if she was using. Plus, we knew that if we allowed her to stay at the house she’d never agree to get the help she needed. It was another 4 months before we saw her again and I spent most of that time researching different rehabs. After all the research I did, my husband and I decided that when she was ready to get help we’d send her to A Forever Recovery. The programs they have at AFR looked and sounded great and I knew she’d do a program that was tailored to her needs. The intake counselor we worked with was fantastic. I explained the situation to him when I first called and even knowing that my daughter wouldn’t be going right away if at all, he still spent quite a lot of time on the phone with me explaining the different programs they have there and telling me about the facility. It also helped that AFR was a few states away from us. That was really helpful because if our daughter had a bad day and decided to leave she wouldn’t be able to call a friend and have them drive to pick her up. Which is exactly what happened 3 weeks into her program. She decided she wanted to leave but without someone willing to get her it gave the staff the time they needed to convince her to stay and finish her program. She spent 6 months at AFR and completed her program 6 months ago. She’s been home since then and she’s doing amazing. She’s still clean and sober. She started taking classes at the local community college. Just basic courses right now because she doesn’t know exactly what she wants to do with her life. She’s thinking about, working and planning her future though. She has made so much progress since going to AFR and she continues to improves. Going there was the best thing for her.

My daughter went to A Forever Recovery 6 months ago. Since then her life has become so much better. She started using heroin when she was 21. She’s 25 now and the time she spent using did a lot of damage, both mentally and physically. Everything started when she was 16. She started smoking weed and I didn’t think much of it besides how it would affect her school work. I didn’t send her to rehab or take her to any NA meetings. I should have but I thought it would be something she’d grow out of. Both her father and I had smoked weed when we were younger and for us it was something that we grew out of. That wasn’t the case for our daughter and she started using harder drugs until she found heroin which quickly became her drug of choice. When my husband and I figured out what was going on and what she was using we immediately tried to get her into treatment. She refused to go though and instead packed a couple bags and left the house. We didn’t see her again for 9 months which was when she finally agreed to get help. We sent her to a traditional 12-step, 28-day program and for a while when she completed the program things were okay. I had just started to believe that her drug use was behind her when she relapsed. It was 3 months after finishing that program and it was devasting to her dad and I. When she relapsed she tried lying about it but after seeing her sober for so long it was obvious to us that she’d used. Then she told us it was a one-time thing and that she didn’t need to go back to rehab. That she’d get a handle on it. We let her stay at the house but after a couple weeks it was obvious to us that we weren’t helping her. We kicked her out which is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. We knew though, that if we let her stay with us she’d never agree to go back to rehab. Plus, we have another daughter and I couldn’t have her around her sister when she was using. It was another 4 months before we saw her again and I spent most of that time researching different rehabs we could send her to. After all the research I did my husband and I agreed on sending to AFR. The programs at AFR looked great and I knew that at AFR she’d do a program that was tailored to her needs. When I called AFR the intake counselor I worked with was amazing. He gave my husband and I great advice on helping our daughter and even knowing that wouldn’t be going right away, if at all, he spent a lot a time on the phone with us. Answering all my questions about addiction, heroin and rehabs. I called him constantly with new questions and he always had time to take my calls. I also really liked that AFR was a couple states away from us. That way if she had a bad day she couldn’t decide on a whim to leave the program and have one of her friends come pick her up. Which is exactly what happened. 3 weeks into her program she had a bad day and wanted to come home. Because she couldn’t leave right away the staff were able to take that time and convince her to stay and complete her program. She spent 6 months at AFR doing her program and has been home now for 6 months as well. She’s doing better than ever. She’s still sober but more, she working. She got a job as soon as she came home and hasn’t missed a day of work. She also started taking classes at the local community college. Just basic courses right now because she’s not entirely sure what she wants to do but the point is that she’s planning her future and working towards making sure it’s a good one. Since going to AFR she’s made amazing progress and she continues to improve daily. Going to A Forever Recovery was the best thing for her.

I started using heroin 9 years ago when my best friend gave me some. Trying it was the dumbest thing I’ve ever done. My problem was that I loved heroin. I don’t like that I loved it but, in all honesty, I did and it didn’t take long at all for me to become well and truly addicted. Everything changed 4 years ago which is when my best friend died of an overdose. Her death stunned me. I know it shouldn’t have, that it was more or less inevitable but, it did. I knew that something could happen but, I just never thought it would. It made me realize that it didn’t matter how careful I was, that it was luck, not my carefulness, that allowed me to continue living. At that point I understood that I would eventually die if I didn’t get off heroin and after her funeral I asked my parents for help in getting sober. They helped me find and get into a rehab. I thought that because I wanted to get sober, that as long as I worked hard on my program, I’d be able to stay sober. That wasn’t what happened and when I relapsed I went back to the same rehab. I went back there because it was all I knew. I knew what it was like and what to expect during my program and so it was easier going back there instead of finding a new place. When I relapsed again my parents starting looking for something else. They found A Forever Recovery and it was without a doubt the perfect place for me. I liked the place as soon as I got there. The staff made sure I was comfortable, they were kind and caring and I found myself able to actually relax there. It was easy being at AFR. Not the program itself, that was hard work for sure but, just being there was easy which made it that much easier to concentrate on my program. With the different programs available and the lack of time restrictions on being there I was able to do a program that worked for me and take my time doing it. I was there a total of 4 months and those 4 months changed me. I graduated 6 months ago and things have been going really well since then. Staying clean isn’t always the easiest thing to do but, with help, I have been able to do it. My parents have been really supportive of me and I’ve been staying with them since graduating. It’s amazing to actually have a relationship with them again and I’m so grateful to AFR for helping me get that. If you need help or are looking to help someone else I highly recommend AFR, you won’t find a better place.

I’ve been to A Forever twice. The first time being 5 years ago and it saved my life. I went back 10 months ago. I had relapsed after 4 years of sobriety. Before I went to AFR the first time I had gone to several different rehabs. So many different rehabs, with different programs and different lengths of time. I was never able to stay clean for very long after finishing them and it was hard on me. There’s people who go to rehab because they want to get better and then there’s people who go to rehab because they have to. Their parents or spouses give them an ultimatum or they mess up legally and the state sends them somewhere. For the ones who don’t care to be in rehab relapsing isn’t that hard on them. They don’t care really if their clean or not so it doesn’t matter if they do relapse. For the others, people like me, who try so hard to get their programs right, who do everything they can so that when they leave they can stay sober, relapsing after that is demoralizing. I wanted to stay clean and just couldn’t. The more times I relapsed after doing a program, the harder it became to try again. I had to because there wasn’t any other option but I wasn’t optimistic that anything would actually work. Going to AFR changed all that. Doing the program was incredibly rewarding and the cycle of me going to rehab just to relapse finally stopped. The staff at AFR are beyond amazing. They really know what they’re doing and how to help everyone that goes there. With the different programs they have available I was able to do a program that I felt would work for me and fit with what I needed, instead of trying to make whatever program was available fit I found the right fit out of the available programs. With there not being a time limit for their programs I was able to take my time doing my program and I got so much out of doing my program. I spent 4 months doing my program and it was the best spent 4 months of my life. When I graduated from AFR I was completely ready and able to live my life without drugs. When I got home I was confident in my ability to stay clean and sober and I did stay clean for 4 years. 10 months ago, I was dealing with some personal issues and I didn’t ask for help when I needed it. I ended up slipping up and relapsing. When that happened, I knew I needed help and so check myself back into AFR. I was the right decision. I was there for a month and in that month, I got the refresher on my program that I needed and was able to deal with all my stuff in a place where I felt safe and comfortable. I’ve been home again for 9 months and my life is back on track. I’m so extremely grateful for the help I’ve received from AFR, both the first and second time I went. I don’t know exactly what my life would be life without having gone to AFR, but I do have a pretty good idea and it wouldn’t be good at all. Instead, I’m clean and sober and living my life.

Going to A Forever Recovery saved my life. When I first got to AFR I didn’t want to get sober. I had no intention of doing anything but biding my time until I could leave and get high again. The only reason I went to AFR was because my parents threatened to cut me off if I didn’t go to treatment. So, I went. I’ve been to a few rehabs before going to AFR, each of them I went to for the same reason and each time I would leave after finishing a program I would get high just as soon as I could. I had convinced myself that I was fine and that I didn’t need to get sober. That I could continue using for as long as I wanted and it wouldn’t matter. Looking back now, I realize that I was pretty delusional about the whole thing. What changed for me was the fact that a few weeks into my program my counselor sat me down and talked to me. She had seen how little effort I was putting into my program and understood that I wasn’t there because of any desire to get sober. She handled my attitude towards my program by making me compare each aspect of my life and how it had changed since I started using. I came to see how much worse everything was. My relationship with my parents, my friends, my work history, basically every part of my life had worsened and when I finally saw that I realized that I did need to get sober and get my life cleaned up. So, I made the decision to really do my program and get the help I needed. I wasn’t easy for me. Making the decision to get help didn’t instantly change the bad habits I had picked up over the last 5 years. There were quite a few times when my counselor had to point out that I was trying to do the bare minimum to get by. There were also quite a few times when I was being a horrible brat to everyone. My counselor got me to see not only what I was doing, but why I was acting the way I was and then helped me deal with my problems in a positive way. I know how awful and mean I was in the beginning of my program and it still surprises me that she refused to give up on me. For the 3 months I was at AFR, she helped me get through everything and made sure that when I graduated and left, I was ready to go home. I’ve been home for 6 months now, and I’ve done great. When I first got home, my parents, with good reason, didn’t trust me, that I wanted to stay sober or that I’d do what I needed to in order to stay sober. Little by little, they’ve started trusting me more and more. Knowing that I’ve earned that trust is kind of an amazing feeling for me. Going to AFR changed everything. I didn’t even want to get sober when I got there. Now, not only am I sober but I’m damn happy about it.

9 months ago, my husband went to A Forever Recovery. When my husband and I first started dating 7 years ago, he told me that he was a recovering addict. The only difference it made that I noticed was the fact that he didn’t drink. 2 years ago, his mother died and he was a wreck. I guess he started using 2 months after her funeral and I just had no idea. The signs were all there that he had relapsed but I had no idea what I was looking at and so never realized. I found out that he’d relapsed and had been using for almost a year when he called me from hail. He had gotten arrested for possession. When he told me how long he had been using I was shocked but all the little things I’d noticed and disregarded finally starting making sense. I found out about A Forever Recovery because a friend of mine had sent her daughter there. I called her because I had no idea what to do with my husband and knew her daughter had gone to rehab the year before. She told me about AFR and recommended I send my husband there because of how much it had helped her daughter. When I called about sending my husband there the guy I spoke with on the phone was great. He worked with me so that I could get my husband there quickly and after we had worked out everything to get my husband there he spent a long time on the phone with me helping me understand what my husband was going through and answering all the questions I had about addiction and recovery. He told me what my husband would be doing during each part of the program and took the time to assure me that he’d be getting the help he needed while at AFR. Once my husband was there and working on his program I was able to talk to one of the counselors at least once a week to get an update on how my husband was doing. I did talk to my husband a lot during his program but after being lied to for an entire year I needed that confirmation from the counselor. Whenever I spoke with my husband he had such good things to say about AFR. From everything he’s said, it was nothing like the rehabs he had gone to when he was younger. The building itself was clean and inviting. The staff were knowledgeable, kind and understanding and the program itself was something that he felt would really help him and has. He also had a much easier time talking with his counselors. He came home 7 ½ months ago after being at AFR for 6 weeks. He’s been doing great since he came home. He looks great, he’s happier and in general is doing much better. I also have absolutely no doubt that he’s using. Beyond how he looks and acts, he’s been taking drug tests for me so I don’t have to guess if he’s using or not. I know, without a shadow of a doubt that my husband is completely clean and sober.

I’ve been to A Forever Recovery twice and both times helped me so much. I started using heroin when I was 20 and in the 8 years that followed I went to 5 different rehabs. When I relapsed after going to AFR the first time I was adamant about going back because it’s the only rehab I’ve been to where I didn’t feel like I was just wasting time and money and actually felt like I got the help I needed when I was there. The first time I went to AFR I was shocked at how bearable detoxing was. I was expecting detox to be like it was every time I’ve kicked before. I was expecting it to be utter hell. But, the staff at AFR are working there because it’s their purpose in life to help people get off drugs and be able to stay off drugs and it changed the whole experience. They knew just what to do to help be get through my detox and cared enough to actually do it. Because AFR isn’t a time-based program I wasn’t hurried through detox and didn’t start my program while I was still kicking. When I finished detox, and was ready to start my program I was actually ready to start my program. One of the main reasons my parents and I chose AFR was because of the different options they have for programs. There isn’t just one program there that everyone does whether it what they need or not. They have multiple programs to choose from and I was able to chose a program that felt right for me. Every rehab I’ve been to before was a 12-step program and for me not having to do a 12-step program and instead being able to choose a program was kind of amazing. Plus, because they have the different programs there I wasn’t trying to figure out a different kind of program to go to while I was high or relying on my parents to find a program for me. I ended up doing the SMART Recovery program and I’ve got to say, it’s an amazing program and it was exactly what I needed. I learned more about myself, my addiction and how to deal with it than I had through possible and it changed the way I thought and the way I operated. Everything changed for the better while I was at AFR. When I graduated from AFR the first time and went home I did really well for about 6 months. After being clean for 6 months, I got kind of lazy and just didn’t work as hard on doing the things I needed to do to stay clean as I should have. When I relapsed, even that was different. I didn’t try to hide it. I went to my parents, asked them to send me back to AFR because I knew that I had messed up and I knew that going to AFR was the best chance I had at fixing this and fixing it fast. Going back to AFR was easier than I thought it would be. No one made me feel bad for relapsing and instead were just as intent on making sure I got everything out my program as I could so it didn’t happen again. I learned where I messed up, and what I needed to do so I didn’t relapse again. I graduated again from AFR 8 months ago and I’ve been doing great ever since. I’m still clean, and doing better than ever. It’s amazing how much better my life has become since going to AFR.

What an amazing program! We sent our daughter to A Forever Recovery and we could not be more pleased with them. Our daughter had been struggling with pill addiction and alcohol addiction for a little over a year and had been basically unwilling to get help for her problem, even though we kept trying to convince her that she needed to do something about her addiction and quickly too. Basically, it was seeming like she was going down a path that was going to be the end of her if she did not get help, and we were all very worried about her. It was seeming like she was in a very bad place, and that was just the truth of the matter. It was seeming like she was never going to get help, because she was certainly acting like she was unwilling to do anything about her addiction any time soon.

Now however it was seeming like she was starting to realize where here life was going, especially after she almost overdosed and died from her drug habit in the beginning of last summer. She was in a bad place, she almost died, she almost killed us out of sheer shock and dismay, but at least she was finally willing to get help.

When we almost lost Alice, we took her to the hospital and they helped save her. After she got out of the hospital, she was willing to get help and that was very good. She was willing to get help and she was willing to go to rehab for the first time since she had first started abusing drugs and alcohol, and that was a good thing. We took her to A Forever Recovery the day after she got out of the hospital. We weren’t going to take any chances of her changing her mind and deciding that she did not really need to get help after all. So we took her to A Forever Recovery and we are very happy that we did.

At A Forever Recovery, our daughter did very well. Very well indeed. She immediately connected with many of the staff members there, and she immediately seemed to respond to some of the tools and some of the theories that were being taught there. We toured the center, and we were all very impressed with the types of tools and incentives that the center was delivering to people and with the kind of care and compassion that people were utilizing there. We actually ended up staying overnight in Battle Creek to make sure that Alice was fully set up and ready to go. We helped her extensively to be able to get a better life, and A Forever Recovery did the rest. I am very pleased with this center and with what they were able to do for her.

When she got out of A Forever Recovery, it was like she was a totally different person. She came to us and she was like a changed woman. She was almost like she was back to being the kid she was before she started abusing drugs and alcohol, but she had matured a lot too, which was amazing. Now she is back home once again, back in college, and back at her job too. Looking back on the experience, we have A Forever Recovery to thank for everything and for her recovery being what it is now.

When you finally come to the realization that you need treatment A Forever Recovery rehab center stands ready to help. They offer 24/7 support that you need to kick the habit and then stay clean for life. They have the know-how to help their clients get clean and fight withdrawal and then to reconstruct their lives and face the world with honest eyes.

It is somehow foolish to think that substituting one addictive drug for another is a smart way to treat a problem and yet that is just what some drug rehabs suggest. Addiction is a genuine physical problem, and it must be faced head-on. AFR helps their clients find their inner strength without transferring their dependence to another substance. Their rehab center at AFR gives the client a fighting chance to get his or her life back together so he or she can become a productive person again without the drag that drug dependence puts on them.

Each client who comes to recovery has a story, but all the stories come to the same end no matter where they start. Their trained professionals understand how to help a client take the steps that are required to step off the roller coaster that is drug addiction and to put his or her feet back on solid ground. Every client who comes to us is given the best chance for a full reintegration into society. There are many choices that a person has to make to get back on his or her correct life path and the first one is to choose to try. Once that decision is made the rest, while not easy is at least possible.

Looking at the future with clear vision unfettered by a drug habit can be a wonderful thing. AFR can be the best place to start.

Because I went to A Forever Recovery I have my life back. I was on pain medication for 2 years and when it became noticeable to my husband I went to rehab. The rehab I went to was close to home because I wanted to be near my kids. Even if I couldn’t see them, I still wanted to be close to them. Going to rehab so close to home, at least for me, was a really bad idea. I relapsed 2 months after completing the program but the difference this time was that I now knew many more people I could get stuff from. I ended up using more than ever before. My husband was going to divorce me and take the kids but we agreed that I’d try rehab one more time before he took that step. He found AFR and at first, I was completely against it. The place looked nice and it seemed like a fine place but it was states away in Michigan and it was winter. My husband was adamant though and I didn’t really have a choice. It was either AFR or divorce. So, AFR it was. I’m lucky my husband was so dead set on it. It turned out to be the perfect place for me. Not at first. When I first got there, I was miserable. It was cold, so cold. I missed my kids, my husband, my house, just about everything. I was coming off pain pills and my emotions were out of control. More than just being miserable, I was a miserable person to deal with. The detox staff at AFR are champs though and were great with me. They helped me feel comfortable when I first got there. Were always making sure I was doing okay. Generally, just being there for me and making sure I had what I needed to get through detox with as little discomfort as possible. The facility itself is really nice and after being there for a couple days I was able to relax and just concentrate on my detox and then my program. The staff at AFR were wonderful all through the program. They are extremely dedicated to helping people get and stay off drugs and it shows in everything they do. If I needed help with something, there was always someone willing to take the time to help me. Going through the program helped me better understand myself and my addiction. I was able to start talking more openly and honestly with my husband and we were able to work through our issues. With the help I received at A Forever Recovery I’ve been able to put my life back together. I’ve been clean since completing my program. My relationship with my husband is better than ever. My family is still in one piece and I’m happy again. Going to AFR improved every aspect of my life.

At A Forever Recovery, they are dealing with a lot of issues between people that have been drug addicted. If you or someone who you know or care about which is starting to show signs of becoming addicted to drugs, alcohol or even prescription painkillers; you need to act swiftly, with compassion and with conviction to stress the importance to that person a drug rehab is in the persons best interest. The conversations you will need to have to explain the option to the individual will most likely be challenging and emotional, however, if you care about someone you will make all attempts to get them the professional help required to help battle a long-standing, new or developing addiction.

Addiction treatment is a method of getting someone to give up drugs in an organized and documented method which is proven to be more beneficial when compared to outpatient options. Some of the most structured and helpful programs are those administered via an inpatient facility or treatment center which is accustomed to handling addicts and their recovery, and A Forever Recovery has that. Drug rehab is in the best interest of not only the person with the addiction but for the friends and family of that person. Treatment will give everyone the added peace of mind that the addict is well monitored, cared for and supported through the staff and professionals working at, or and with the treatment facility. Getting through the initial recovery of an addiction is best left to inpatient centers and can further help in ensuring success in recovery.

A treatment approach has been proven to be the most successful form of therapy to help those dealing with an addiction. Drug addiction is a hard struggle, and the healing and recovery process is complicated, especially when you attempt to do it alone. Entering the AFR treatment facility can provide you with the support and guidance needed to overcome your addiction.

Because there are many dimensions to drug addiction, each person suffering from drug addiction must be evaluated on a personal basis. During the detox phase, clients may experience different withdrawal effects depending on the drugs they’ve used. Their treatment must be adjusted accordingly. To rehab people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction, the high emotional side effects must be taken into consideration. Clients suffering from an addiction to alcohol or other drugs have to deal with more physical withdrawal effects.

During inpatient treatment, clients are monitored 24/7. There is always someone to talk to and to help you get through tough periods. Counseling sessions also help you confront your demons. Many people suffering from addiction have underlying issues that trigger them to abuse drugs. They attempt to numb themselves and escape from reality. Once the drugs wear off, the urge for more drugs gets stronger and overwhelming – the addiction has taken control. By entering a drug treatment program like A Forever Recovery, a drug addict removes him or herself from this negative environment that may have triggered the drug use. In the new, drug-free environment there is support, information and education available which are essential to rehab people that a dealing with addiction.

When my son went to A Forever Recovery it was because he had been prescribed pain medication after a car accident and ended up not being able to get off them. When we first realized that it was a problem and that he needed help we all figured that he’d be fine once he was just off the pain medication. So, we found a detox facility and he went there. When he started taking the pills again after he finished the detox we all got together as a family to figure out the best way to handle this problem. We’ve never had any experience with drug or alcohol addiction and none of us knew really the best way to go about handling this. My son though, decided that he wanted to go to rehab just to get this handled so it didn’t end up ruining his life. Finding the right rehab turned into a project though. With no experience with this sort of thing before we weren’t sure what kind of program to send him to. I knew that there were a lot of drug rehab centers to choose from however I didn’t know that there were so many different kinds of programs. So, when we came across A Forever Recovery it seemed like the perfect solution and it was. Having a rehab where we didn’t have to worry about making the wrong decision was exactly what we needed. My son could choose which program to do after he was detoxed and could pick one that made sense to him. We also were really happy with the facility itself. The fact that it was a lodge and didn’t look or feel like a hospital was a really big plus for him. He would’ve gone either way but this way he was much more comfortable there. He actually ended up really enjoying his time there. He got along well with all the other patients and the staff there were great. The staff understood how he became addicted to the pain medication and there wasn’t this attitude that an addict is an addict is an addict no matter how or why you became one. They didn’t make him feel bad for becoming addicted to the pain medication and instead just worked with him to make sure that AFR would be the only rehab he’d have to go to. They made sure he got everything out of his program that he could. In addition to that though, they made sure he had a good time while he was there. Which is something I really appreciate. Going to AFR helped my son with much more than just his pain medication addiction. Going there helped him with every aspect of his life.

Seeking professional help at A Forever Recovery is a great choice for a person looking for treatment. You can benefit you in more ways than you can imagine. You need to be able to admit you have a problem first, willing to stick with the treatment program even when it gets hard, and then seek help. If someone you know and love or even yourself is suffering from drug addiction, consider AFR as a safe program to make your life much better and much happier as soon as you enter yourself into the program. They are caring and will help you get on to a new life! There is hope for even some of the worst drug addiction cases, but you have to be willing to commit and give yourself the chance to make a fresh start in your life today. Any progress that you make in your recovery is one step closer to obtaining everything that you use to dream about. Make the call today to get yourself started on the journey that you will never want to turn back from, a life without drug addiction.


If you are looking to end your struggle with addiction you should consider AFR. They have a great program and are so helpful in getting you clean from drugs and alcohol. The facility is nice and there are lots of activities and things to do to keep you busy. You will make friends in this program with people who know how you have been feeling. There is no judgement. A Forever Recovery is a program that can help you to get to living a life without drug addiction. Getting clean can help you in so many ways and it can lead to happiness and success. I appreciate the A Forever Recovery program. It is a great program to help you get free from drugs, There are many people who think that because they have an addiction to drugs that they can not ever become more than a drug addict, but the reality of the matter is that if they choose to live a life of sobriety they can have even more than imagined. The life without drug addiction is obtainable if you are willing to put forth the effort to commit to a program and finish it. You can have a life without drug addiction with AFR. The staff is caring and they work really hard to help you get to the main goal you are trying to achieve. They will help you get the tools you need to live a life after you walk out of the doors. The facility is really nice and they are all around have what you need to get through the program.