“Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.”

 

 

Client Success Stories

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     I came to Bristlecone after getting arrested.  I had been through treatment four years earlier, so I was skeptical about whether or not I would benefit from going through this program.  I used meth regularly for about six years; and when I went through treatment before, I immediately went back to using.  Over the years there were times when I wanted to stop using.  Sometimes I would have short periods of sobriety, but I was so caught up with the people and the lifestyle that it seemed impossible for me to really quit.  When I came to Bristlecone I was hoping it would help me stay clean while on probation and in diversion court.  I really didn't think anything was going to allow me to stay clean long term.  I felt like it was only a matter of time before I went back to my old ways. I just hoped I could make it through probation or beat the system until I finished court. 

    I never imagined that Bristlecone would end up changing (maybe even saving) my life.  Through my treatment at Bristlecone, I rediscovered my self-worth and realized my own forgotten potential.  I realized that I didn't want to live the way I had been living.  I now have five and a half months clean, which is more than I have had in the past six years!  I am looking for a job, and even considering going back to school to finish my degree.  I have even been thinking about a career in substance abuse counseling.  I would love to have an opportunity to help people the way the staff at Bristlecone has helped me.