One of the biggest questions I had in determining where to send someone for help was, “Where do I send my son/daughter/husband/wife/nephew?” It seems like everybody says they are the best!? One says Detox only, the other says Longer Term Treatment….One says 45,000 dollars a month the other says 4,500 dollars. So how do [...]
Thinking the absolute worst time to go to treatment would be during Christmas holidays I decided to hold out to the New Year make it part of a new year resolution. Had a brand new baby and wasn’t going to miss his first Christmas. Of course the wife couldn’t take it anymore and she [...]
From Uncle Chris W.
A duty I accepted, or acquired by default without asking, has been the attempted shepherding of Banks through years of his battle with addictions. Being Uncle Chris has been a true learning experience about life but more importantly about addiction and what it takes to overcome it. Overcoming addiction is hard [...]
From Banks Mother…
I will never forget the day I was afraid of my son. I was afraid he may steal from me or even hurt me. He had been through a lot at that time, starting in high school. Little things like drinking and partying and getting caught. The usual grounding [...]
From Bryans Mother…
“We are going to surround him with so much love, there is no way that he won’t feel it”. I may not have the quote exactly right, but it is the one thing I remember from the day that I left Bryan at Bay Area Recovery. It wasn’t what I [...]
Drug addiction is a monster to put it lightly. I have seen it destroy more than just the addicts life…. It’s tenicals reach far and wide. (ie: relationships, families, careers and so on) If your reading this, there is a good chance that either you or someone you know or love is suffering [...]
Only by the Grace of God , I was brought to Dickinson, Texas to the Bay Area Recovery Center, all the way from Indiana. I thought I was coming to treatment to get a little dose of sobriety and get some rest in a place because I was physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted. Little did [...]
Anyone interestied in getting out of self and thinking of others, is cordially invited to meet us behind Bay Area Recovery Center’s House I