"Today, I am free"
– Brad W.
My Cedars treatment experience was like no other. Cedars was the third facility I had attended for drug addiction/alcoholism and I can say hands down, it was the most effective.…
"I Live a Life I Love"
– Adam M.
Did I drink heavier, party harder, and use doctors’ scripts and prescription medication differently to the “normal person”? Even in the depths of my alcoholism and addiction I could answer…
"I am constantly growing in recovery"
– Jaden S.
I grew up in Kwa-Zulu Natal with two loving parents. I had been given every opportunity a young boy could ask for. I should want for nothing but no matter…
"A solution not a sentence"
– Doug A.
What it was like I am 64 years old. I was given the gift of recovery at the age of 62. My addiction started with alcohol at the age of…
"The Freedom to Be Me"
– Lisa M.
What it was like I came to The Cedars at the age of 44 after a lifetime of addictions. My first addiction started at the age of 12 with a…
"I have found my tribe"
– Erin G.
What it was like Before coming into The Cedars, I had lost all hope in ever finding happiness again. I had tried many things to control my using. I moved…
"I found a way to live life without wanting to numb myself"
– Nqaba N.
From starting using in high school, it didn’t take very long to get to a point where I used everyday and I couldn’t imagine living without it. I really believed…
"The gift of recovery that was given to me"
– Louis C.
Prior to making the decision to go into “The Cedars” for treatment at the age of 48, my life had plunged into a world of total darkness and desperation. I…
"I found laughter, friendship and most importantly, hope"
– Jane B.
What it was like By the beginning of 2015 my alcoholism had taken me from a fully functioning wife, mother, colleague and friend to a round-the-clock drinker whose first thought…
"I always stay plugged in to the fellowship and my higher power"
– Kayley L.
By the time I came into Cedars in May 2017, I had been to 10 other rehabilitation centers and in total, had spent 3 years of my life in rehab.…