Stories of Hope

From the time she was 18, Amber Collins used marijuana and drank – whatever was available. But in 2006, it spiraled out of control after her father died. She had no coping skills to deal with the loss. Amber had been in nursing school but was high when she showed up...

She was a member of the academic team at school with a score of 32 on her ACT and in church whenever the doors were open. Her father was a police officer. Kayla Parsons had a normal, middle class upbringing. She had no idea that the future would take her far outside...

I grew up in a good home and experienced a good childhood. Even though my life felt as if it was smooth sailing and normal for the most part, I deep down had something missing inside of me.After my parents divorced, I soon entered a stage of rebellion....

On Feb. 10, 2010, I was arrested for the countless number of times.Little did I know that day would forever change my life. Like so many times before, I woke up in Rowan County Detention center the following day. However, this day seemed different. I had a...

In October 2012, she lost her brother to a drug overdose. But she spiraled further into addiction, and it took another seven months for Anna Boley to hit rock bottom and admit to herself that she had an addiction. Her clean date is July 7, 2013. Anna had been to...

For about 20 years, Cindy Hoskins battled addiction. It started with marijuana and alcohol, then moved to other drugs. She also had problems with depression and lost her husband 14 years ago. But it was a social services matter with the court that changed her life....

My name is Jennifer Cromer. I am an addict in recovery. My clean date is July 29, 2014.I had been using drugs/alcohol for over 16 years. I was tired of being the way that I was. I was tired of being a needle junkie. I was tired of being a worthless...

I had tried a few times to get clean my way, but it didn’t work. I was pregnant with my daughter, and my two-year-old son was in the custody of my mom. Then I found the Independence House in Corbin. It was more than treatment. I learned how to be a mom. I learned life...

On the outside, it appeared as if I kept myself together. On the inside, there was a hopelessness that consumed me. I spent years of my life destroying everything and everyone that was in my path. I finally reached the point where I realized that I had destroyed...