Recovery Stories

The last few years were the worst of my life; everything I’m going to tell you about will lead up to me finding a new group of people I’m comfortable to be honest with and

My name is Kelly P. and I go to the Torrington Root Center for Advanced Recovery. I have 13 months sober. Here is a letter I wrote to Heroin and my story… Dear Heroin, You’re

I’m the first to admit that I came to methadone treatment with a million and one problems. And while everyone will always have problems in life, I now feel better equipped to handle them, or

Joining a methadone treatment program was the most fortunate step I’ve ever taken in my life.   When I was abusing drugs, all of my ambitions and goals were irrelevant. My only thoughts were, ‘how

I battled with stopping use and relapsing on my own multiple times and finally sought help at Hartford Dispensary…While in treatment, I tapered off of methadone successfully and transitioned to a sober house and eventually

Being in the Hartford Dispensary Program afforded me the opportunity to build myself back up. I was able to go back to school and find meaningful employment…I was able to gain employment at the Hartford Dispensary as a recovery coach/case manager and client rights officer, become a husband, a father to 3 children and a homeowner, and with the support of the people here I was successfully able to discharge from the program and truly find a life of meaning.