My long-term boyfriend, Chance, was dealt a bad hand in life. He was raised in a family of drug addicts and alcoholics, and was forced to grow up when he was really young to take care of his sick mother and little sister. He started drinking and using drugs when he was 10 years old, and continued to use into his adult life.
Chance was addicted to cocaine when I met him, but I had no idea because I had never been exposed to addicts and the accompanying lifestyle. When the truth of Chance’s cocaine addiction could no longer be hidden from me, our relationship had developed to a point where I simply couldn’t leave him. I would not give up hope that there was a way to help the man I loved.
After Chance had an especially heartbreaking binge, I researched the PROMETA Treatment Program on the Internet. After doing everything that I could possibly do to help Chance, I was willing to explore a different approach. We had tried several other treatment choices with no real success and each time there was a financial and emotional cost. Although choosing another treatment option was not easy, I knew deep down that if I didn’t learn what the PROMETA Treatment Program had to offer, I really couldn’t live with myself. The man I loved deserved another opportunity to save his life.
It sounds incredible, but after Chance’s first day of treatment in the PROMETA Treatment Program, he said that for the first time in a very long time, he felt like a normal person. During our time together, I could always tell when Chance was lying to me. I’m a very down-to-earth person, probably a little on the skeptical side, but I know that he wasn’t lying about what he was experiencing after treatment with the PROMETA Treatment Program. We had been through too much together, and what he felt, I felt.
Once he felt comfortable enough to share what he was experiencing with me, Chance told me that after his treatment with the PROMETA Treatment Program, he no longer woke up in the morning wondering where he was going to get cocaine; how he was going to pay for it; how he was going to trick me into thinking that he wasn’t doing anything; and how to manipulate getting out of our house to do all of those things.
On Chance’s first day of treatment, the medical portion of the PROMETA Treatment Program was administered by a physician with a nurse. The whole process involved more than the physician who administered the treatment. There were many people involved who helped Chance. Some helped him understand the financial aspects and some assisted us with attaining appropriate aftercare. We received the maximum support from an absolutely wonderful team.
The PROMETA Treatment Program wasn’t a cure, but afterwards his cravings for cocaine stopped. When I visited Chance many times at his aftercare facility, I noticed something very interesting about him compared to the other patients. Many of them were in the same situation as Chance, but they had not had the benefit of the PROMETA Treatment Program. There was a noticeable difference between Chance and the other patients who surrounded him. They were visibly battling their cravings, and were unable to concentrate on their behavioral and social changes. I had seen this battle so many times before with Chance, and nothing is on the mind of an addict but the thought of getting their next fix. I was so thankful that Chance and I had found the PROMETA
Treatment Program.
We were very fortunate that the PROMETA Treatment Program came along at a time when we needed it so desperately. We took advantage of the opportunity, and after 35 years of his drug addiction hell, Chance and I are celebrating his sobriety after completing the program.
When I think about the overall cost of drug addiction in terms of the destruction of lives and relationships, not to mention the cost for an addict to maintain his habit, the PROMETA Treatment Program for us was priceless.
Christa
Cape Coral, FL
