"Pinnacle Treatment Centers became my safe place."

Robert D. | Pinnacle Treatment Centers

"For a long time, I felt lost."

I was struggling with addiction, I had no real support system nearby, and after a difficult situation left me without stability, I found myself homeless. I was in a bad place and didn’t know where to turn.

I didn’t have anybody, I was staying under a bridge.

I made calls looking for help, but some places wouldn’t take me because I was taking methadone. Eventually, I found Pinnacle Treatment Centers. At first, I wasn’t ready. I came in angry. I was hurting, and I took that hurt out on the people who were trying to help me. I left after just a few days, but something kept bringing me back. Pinnacle Treatment Centers became my safe place.

I started coming every day. Slowly, I began to open up. For most of my life, I had buried a lot of pain. I had been wearing a mask, acting like I was okay when I really wasn’t. But the team here at Pinnacle Treatment Centers didn’t give up on me.

All of the staff show me love and support in a way I had never really experienced before. They help me with my treatment, but they also helped me rebuild parts of my life. When I lost my insurance and food stamps, they helped me get the paperwork sent in and get those things back. They didn’t have to do that, but they did. With their support, counseling, and medication-assisted treatment, I started to change.

I’m not here for a high. I’m here for treatment. We’re doing it safely, and it has helped me with my recovery, my mental health, and my ability to focus. In a short time, I’ve made progress I’m proud of. My drug screens are clean. I’m calmer. I can talk to people now. I’m learning how to open up and let people in.

This place saved my life. I really mean that. I was ready to give up, and then I found Pinnacle Treatment Centers.

Today, I’m taking things one day at a time. I try to give back however I can because giving back is part of my recovery. I want other people to know there is hope, even when it feels impossible.

If I can do it, anybody can do it. Just take it one day at a time.