Drug addict finds new hope through Springfield recovery program

Regardless of how things seem to be with drug addiction, the good news is the fact that addicts always have a choice to make. This means that they can do the right thing or end what is wrong and do what is right. Help is available in different ways. What is needed is for them to realize this and be willing to change for the better.

If you are an addict, perhaps getting into a recovery program might be one of the best decisions you will ever have to make. You will not only be saving your life but even that of people around you. At the same time, changing and recovering means more hope and chances for you to live better and happier.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. While researching methamphetamine abuse in Springfield we met a man who spent nearly half of his life on drugs.

James Haines decided to get clean a few months ago.

He wants to share his story to let others know that there are people in our community who are willing to help addicts like him. Haines believes that if his life can change that there is hope for others.

“Seventeen is when I started using methamphetamine,” he says.

At the height of his addiction, Haines says he was grossly underweight. His face looked sunken in.

“When you’re addicted you don’t realize what the worst part is until there’s that one sobering moment where you realize you’re walking the street in the rain and you have no place to go and you haven’t showered for days you’re hungry,” he explains.

He’s lived this way since he was a teen. One day he decided he had enough.

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Ex-Celtic ace Magnus Hedman reveals how drug addiction ruined relationship with son

So many good things can get wasted just because of drug addiction. For one, it can destroy families and relationships. It is not the first time to hear a story about a father or a mother who put the lives of their children at risk as a result of drug abuse or one who was not able to fulfill the needed duties of a parent because if addiction to drugs.

Just like with Magnus Hedman who has turned out to be a bad father to his son because of drugs. Things can like this simply always ends up on regret as there are some actions that can never be fixed anymore. This is why addiction treatment centers play an important role in different countries because it can save a lot of “fathers” from turning to a bad one because of drug use. It can also help those who have been bad but are willing to change for the better.

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The former Celtic keeper had previously revealed that he would spend vast sums of money on amphetamines.

He recently appeared on a Swedish TV show where he admitted to being a bad father to his son, Lancelot, who presented the show.

Hedman, 45, said: “I have had several difficult periods. When I retired from football I felt very bad as a human being.

“Then I began abusing drugs. It went on for four years, there was a lot about me in the media, and it was hard for Lancelot.

“Part of his tough teenage period came from me. It made him grow up early, taking extra responsibility.

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Leroy Slava: From drug addiction to professional property investment

In spite of all the bad stories and news that we encounter every day about drug addiction, it still feels good that there are inspiring stories that come out of it. There are still those who took the courage to change and live a better life, even lead as an example to others that as long you want something with all your heart, there will always be a way to it.

Just like with what happened with Leroy Slava who was once a drug addict but is now professional property investor. He is a professional property investor who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps from drug addiction to become a key player in the property market. Slava started doing drugs while in Grade 10 and this abuse escalated when he completed schooling, leading him to drop out from Wits Tech (now University of Johannesburg).

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Addicted to ecstasy, acid, cocaine and cat, he has turned his life around against all odds. Slava recalls that he went to rehab, but that didn’t work for him. “From Wits Tech, I went to Damelin and dropp edout again. For a few years, it got worse with drug addiction – it was only when I was 25 when I realised that it was actually becoming a big problem,” he says.

He recalls that his turn-around began when he went to church prayed and sought a purpose for his life. With his passion for property, Slava has been successfully investing in the South African market for a number of years.

His property journey started at the age of 26, when he sold a property he inherited and purchased a townhouse.

“The guy that sold me the townhouse bought it on auction. He purchased a distressed house, refurbished it and sold it to me at a profit,” he says.

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Detox center director: It’s never too late to beat drug addiction

Getting into drugs is so easy, but the real challenge happens when you realize that you have let yourself fall into the trap. There have been so many unsuccessful attempts to try to quit drugs which really discouraged so many people. There can be so many reasons for this. Those who are into drugs think that the substance is their best resort in life as they face many challenges. Without them knowing it, it is also the substance that makes everything worse for them.

In Crosswinds Center in Greebier County, they believe that there is no such thing as too late to quit when it comes to drug addiction. The addiction treatment facility is really trying their best to help their patients become clean and free again so they can start a new life. With such, more people will be encouraged to quit as they see that help is available for them.

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“Every day holds a possibility of a miracle.”

This is a quote hanging above a full-size bed in a private, inpatient detox room for those struggling with drug addiction at the Crosswinds Center in Greenbrier County.

Carol Banchinger of Lewisburg was a patient at the Crosswinds Center two years ago.

After getting into trouble with the law, Banchinger, 27 years old at the time, had to choose rehabilitation or jail.

She chose the Crosswinds Center, a five- to 15-day inpatient drug treatment facility and crisis stabilization center just outside of Lewisburg in the small town of Maxwelton.

“I was on Suboxone at the time and really any opioid I could get a hold of,” Banchinger recalled.

Upon checking into the detox center, like any patient, Banchinger was required to meet with a nurse and intake counselor. Each patient is then given a T-shirt and pants to wear, and their personal clothing is washed and inspected.

Cleaning each patient’s clothing is to ensure cleanliness at the facility, but also to inspect the clothing for hidden drugs.

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