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July 25, 2012
“The judge said, ‘I’m locking you up because you look like you’re going to die,” explains Jasmine, who was addicted to meth at 16 and got arrested for trying to sell a stolen car. “I was just skin and bones. That was my rock bottom…I knew I needed help. I asked the judge if I could go to Phoenix House. I pleaded with him to give me this chance and he did. It saved my life.” Today, Jasmine is sober, back in school, and working towards her GED. To learn more about Jasmine’s amazing story, click here.

“The judge said, ‘I’m locking you up because you look like you’re going to die,” explains Jasmine, who was addicted to meth at 16 and got arrested for trying to sell a stolen car.

“I was just skin and bones. That was my rock bottom…I knew I needed help. I asked the judge if I could go to Phoenix House. I pleaded with him to give me this chance and he did. It saved my life.” Today, Jasmine is sober, back in school, and working towards her GED.
To learn more about Jasmine’s amazing story, click here.

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July 17, 2012
It’s True Story Tuesday! Today’s feature is David, who started using and selling methamphetamine at age 16. “I was living on the streets,” David explains. “I remember one time when everybody was sitting around waiting for a sack of dope. I remember thinking, ‘What am I doing with these people?’” After treatment at Phoenix House, David has five years clean and has reinvented his life. To read his story, click here.

It’s True Story Tuesday! Today’s feature is David, who started using and selling methamphetamine at age 16. “I was living on the streets,” David explains. “I remember one time when everybody was sitting around waiting for a sack of dope. I remember thinking, ‘What am I doing with these people?’”

After treatment at Phoenix House, David has five years clean and has reinvented his life. To read his story, click here.

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January 11, 2012
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“This was our search to find our son again, after helplessly watching him go from a happy, healthy person towards complete self-destruction,” Kim says of her son’s struggle with addiction to his anti-anxiety medications. “It’s impossible to explain the fear and desperation that the parents and family members of addicted teens experience. But there is a way out.” To read Kim and Ryan’s amazing story, click here.

“This was our search to find our son again, after helplessly watching him go from a happy, healthy person towards complete self-destruction,” Kim says of her son’s struggle with addiction to his anti-anxiety medications. “It’s impossible to explain the fear and desperation that the parents and family members of addicted teens experience. But there is a way out.”

To read Kim and Ryan’s amazing story, click here.

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January 05, 2012
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Family support is critical to recovery, especially when it comes to teens who are struggling with addiction.  Britt and Tom made a difference in their daughter Sofia’s life when they got her the help she needed.  Here, they celebrate Sofia’s recovery at our Fashion Award Dinner.  To read more of Tom and Britt’s story, click here.

Family support is critical to recovery, especially when it comes to teens who are struggling with addiction.  Britt and Tom made a difference in their daughter Sofia’s life when they got her the help she needed.  Here, they celebrate Sofia’s recovery at our Fashion Award Dinner.  To read more of Tom and Britt’s story, click here.

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December 07, 2011
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We’re so proud of our teens who recently won the NIDA/MusiCares/Grammy Foundation’s Teen Songwriting Contest, which raised awareness about substance abuse. Check out what some of our other talented young clients are up to in our Phoenix Rising Music Program, created by singer/songwriter Kara DioGuardi. 

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August 10, 2011
“The best parts of recovery are also the scariest ones. I still remember how it felt to leave Phoenix House; it was awesome because I was so excited to go home and start my new life, but scary because I had no idea what would be ahead of me. But whatever was going to happen, I was confident that it would be good. And it was good—still is. So far, so good.” Dustin is an alumnus of our Phoenix House Academy of San Diego. Click here to read his inspiring story.

“The best parts of recovery are also the scariest ones. I still remember how it felt to leave Phoenix House; it was awesome because I was so excited to go home and start my new life, but scary because I had no idea what would be ahead of me. But whatever was going to happen, I was confident that it would be good. And it was good—still is. So far, so good.”

Dustin is an alumnus of our Phoenix House Academy of San Diego. Click here to read his inspiring story.

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