Our Stories
Share the power of long-term recovery. If you are in recovery, a family member, friend or ally of someone in recovery, we want to hear your recovery story!
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Voice of the Recovery Community Award
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) is the recipient of The Joel Hernandez Voice of the Recovery Community Award!
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Our Stories
People in long-term recovery, their families and friends share their recovery stories and advocacy successes to give hope to others and demonstrate the power and reality of long-term recovery.
Please use this form to share your story!
A special thank you to Jeannie Villarreal who has been helping Faces & Voices of Recovery gather and prepare stories for the web site.
Christina Thompson
Belton, SC
I no longer do the things I used to do when I was obsessed with the getting and using and finding ways and means to get more.
I have learned respect more...
Kevin Young
Trenton, ME
I'm Kevin Young and I am in long-term recovery, which means that I have not used opiates, alcohol, and other drugs for more than 19 years. more...
Susan McKeown
Manchester, NH
I am a parent of a graduate of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program. more...
Tiffanie Dean
Fort Payne, AL
Hello my name is Tiffanie and I am a person in recovery from drugs and alcohol more...
Debbie Dettor
Augusta, ME
At 15, I began experimenting with alcohol and pot with the more...
Debbie Bonafede
Mingo Junction, OH
1999. What a way to end the decade - spiraling downward more...
Cindy Davis
Salem, OH
February 9, 2000. It was the worst of times. I walked more...
Rich Rodriguez
Oregon, OH
In the past I was known as the Drunk among Drunks. More...
Brenda Shebanek
Crockett, CA
My addiction began when I was 13 after the death of my more...
Hugh Tudor Foley
Yuma, AZ
In 2001 I was confronted for increasing alcoholic behavior more...
Lynn Marie Smith
San Clemente, CA
At the age of 19, I moved from small-town Pennsylvania more...
Jeff Tuttle
Hendersonville, TN
I am an Entertainer (singer/songwriter/recording artist). More...
Art Zwerling
Elkins Park, PA
My name is Art Zwerling and I’m an alcoholic/addict that more...
Betsy Crang
Kenney, IL
I arrived at my first Al-Anon Family Group meeting hoping more...
Lorna Finkenbinber
Friendswood, TX
I have been a member of Al-Anon for 10 years. It not only more...
Gayle W.
Paisley, ON, Canada
Upon his return from his first semester at University, my more...
Linda W.
Hilton Head Island, SC
I am the granddaughter, daughter, sister and mother of more...
Lois Lee Mazzone
Scotia, NY
I am a 45 year old middle class white woman who was more...
Martie B.
Shallow Lake, ON, Canada
Life before recovery was a variety of blacks and greys more...
Nancy Bauman
Bountiful, UT
I am a secondary victim (parent, sibling, friend, etc) in more...