Recovery Stories

From Men's Residential

Growing up in a drug infested gang community; using drugs was all I knew. I abused drugs for nineteen years and I honestly thought that was the way my life was supposed to be. In 2008 I decided I needed drug treatment. After looking into numerous treatment facilities in Tehama, Glenn and Butte Counties I decided to go to the Skyway House because of its beautiful large facility. They had a fishing pond, table tennis, Olympic weights, foosball and a swimming pool.

Almost immediately after I arrived at Skyway House I realized it was more than just a beautiful place to get treatment. Shortly after arriving the treatment team asked me what I hoped to get out of my stay. I told the team I wanted a new way of life. I wanted to obtain and maintain sobriety and maybe someday go to school and become a drug counselor. The team immediately got me started on a personalized treatment plan and helped me apply for funding to go to school.

On September 30th 2010 I will be sober for two years. I am a Butte College student on my way to obtaining my Alcohol and Drug Studies Certificate. I have a great job, a nice car and I just bought a mobile home. I am on H&I taking Narcotics Anonymous into treatment facilities. I also have a great relationship with my family.

Basically, Skyway House believed in me until I learned to believe in myself, the treatment team loved me until I learned to love myself. I know I’m not the man I ought to be, I’m not yet the man I want to be, but I thank my higher power I’m not the man I used to be before I made the decision to come to the Skyway House.

.....Raul

From Women's Residential

I don’t know how many times my heart cried out for help, but on March 29th 2007 when I got arrested, a silent prayer had been answered. My insane behaviors caused by my drug and alcohol addiction finally came to a halt, but the mess I’d made of my life remained. After fifty days in jail I went directly into the Skyway House. I was welcomed by friendly staff members and was eager to get settled into my room. I immediately felt safe and comfortable in the home-like atmosphere.

During my stay at the Skyway House I learned a lot about myself. I gained the necessary tools to learn how to cope with life on life’s terms. I had the opportunity to build a support system that is still very much a part of my life today. I worked on issues from my past that I’d tried to bury over the years. I began to realize that I used drugs and alcohol to mask my true feelings. I had the chance to really focus on fixing me so that I would be able to be a better mother, a stronger woman, a loving wife, a true friend, a dependable employee and an asset to the community. Upon entering the Skyway House I had failed miserably in all of these areas but because of the treatment I received today I am all of these.

.....Anonymous