Addiction Support Options

11/19/2023

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Love, the Mustard Tree Foundation

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12/17/2022

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12/17/2022

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09/25/2022

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06/12/2019

Mustard Tree Foundation gives 10 more addiction scholarships since the Hope in Recovery dinner in Atlanta on March 29th!

Joanne's Story- A Mother that prayed for help so her young son could find recovery!
The Mustard Tree answered her!

It’s often been said that fear is just False Evidence Appearing Real. But what happens when the evidence is right in front of you and the pain of addiction becomes very real? When I discovered my son’s usage of drugs, he confided that many of the struggles he had endured in his young life had become overwhelming, and drugs made him feel normal when battling the emotional pain and depression. A year later it became clear that we had to reach out for help.
I began to search for a program that could assist our son in recovery, and found Insight through a positive online review that described a program where young adults found sobriety more exhilarating than being inebriated. All of this came at a time when we faced an interim of financial difficulty. With the deepest desire to have my son at Insight, I told God in my heart, “If you want my child to be in this program then you have to provide the means.” And that is where the Mustard Tree Foundation stepped in, with a generous scholarship funding half of the cost. It was as if God matched my seed of hope with a seed of financial help from the Mustard Tree Foundation.
With the help of the Mustard Tree Foundation and Insight, I have seen my son’s life slowly becoming a masterpiece—a work of art in progress. It has been amazing to watch my son grow and learn life lessons that so many teens are not even considering at this stage in their lives. Insight not only helped my son through the process of change, but also changed me as a parent, as I learned to support my son in his recovery by working the 12 steps to allow God to change me too. Through parent meetings, classes, and support of my sponsor, I am learning lessons of acceptance, relinquishing control, and finding a genuine relationship with my son. I am reminded of a scripture verse that says, “If we have faith the size of a mustard seed, nothing will be impossible.” Sometimes when battling addiction, a tiny seed of faith is all someone can muster, but the possibilities are endless with the help of organizations such as The Mustard Tree Foundation. I am forever grateful to the Mustard Tree Foundation for the investment made in my son to help him become the masterpiece he was always created to be.

03/23/2019

Another Mustard Tree Story!
Dinner tickets for March 29th. Join us and save another family!
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A Parent's Perspective: Sandy and James Tell Their Son's Story
TYTY was in a scary place over a year ago. We both thought he was doing well until he backed away from the Insight group, stopped believing in himself, and lying to others to convince them he was doing ok in his recovery. As parents we didn’t understand why he could not figure out his path to a drug free life. He was sent out of the group for a bit to figure out what he wanted for himself. To continue on a path of destruction or find love for himself and allowing others to love him. The breaking point was when we found a su***de note. We instantly took action, he was sent to a lock in facility. We came to realize he had a plan and a date to end his life. As parents we were absolutely devastated for him to come to a conclusion so permanent!

We kept asking ourselves doesn’t he see the good in him and how much others love him and why wasn’t it enough? Was his life that awful that he couldn’t handle it anymore? We realized we could no longer keep him safe from himself. That wasn’t anything different then when he was using drugs it just was a shorter path to what drugs can lead to. We had to let go and let God help us with this and help him find his own way. We didn’t realize the pain he actually was in and it was a God thing that we were able to find his note. The facility said he couldn’t be released to us because he was too unstable even though at this point he realized he wanted to be back with the insight group and reached out to others to see what he could he do in order to achieve this.

We were able to reach out to the Mustard Tree Foundation to get help. There is no way we could have done this without their help. We are forever grateful for the much needed help they provided to our family. He was able to go to Step 2 where he found love for others, and above all himself and his higher power. He returned from Step 2 a changed person, he had changed back to our son. He smiled, dropped to his knees for his higher power, he was able to finish high school, get a great job that allowed him to get his own apartment.

Since then he now has other kids that are recovering addicts live with him and he reaches out to so many people, whether they are new and struggling through their own addictions or strong within their own recovery. He continues to work the 12 steps to incorporate it into his daily life. This mom and dad couldn’t be more proud of the man he is today! We thank our higher power daily for blessing us with a drug addict son and insight for giving him the tools to succeed in life and Mustard Tree for allowing this all to happen!!! Thank you for saving our son!!

Above all we thank those that continue to support the Mustard Tree Foundation because they wouldn’t be able to reach out to so many in need without the love and support that the community provides.

03/20/2019

Read about Alex and Sean and the road to recovery!
Please order your tickets for the Hope In Recovery Dinner, Deadline is approaching for the March 29th, Friday night dinner at Spring Hall on Buford Highway. Complete with entertainment and plated dinner! Be prepared to be inspired!
Dinner link below
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Alex's Story: From Florida to Recovery,
done with love from a true friend!

Hi, my name is Sean and I am 27 years old and have one year sober. I joined the Insight Program 1 year ago with the help of my cousin, TC Rollins, a current Insight counselor. TC got me through the front door. Before finding this awesome place that saved my life, I was consistently getting high for over 10 years.

When I started getting high, or tried a new drug for the first time, my friend Alex was usually there to introduce me to it. At first it seemed like we had found the secret to happiness, unfortunately, at some point there was a crash to that happiness. A few short years later, we were both just trying to survive.

I informed Alex of the Insight Recovery Program last July and I also told him about the Mustard Tree Foundation that was saving lives by giving financial support. I told him that maybe the foundation could help him. Alex was so powerless and very lost in his addiction, he refused despite many past over doses and arrests. At that point in time, there was nothing I could do other than give my concerns about Alex over to God. I prayed that he would survive long enough, then hopefully he would make the choice to get sober.

After a few months went by of expecting a phone call from back home that Alex had overdosed and died, he finally called me asking for help. He said he was about to get his tax return money back. To most people this is a good thing, to Alex, he was terrified he was going to end up dead, after spending it all on drugs. As quick as I could, I got in the car and drove to Florida to pick Alex up and bring him to Insight. I was hoping to save him from harm. The morning I got there I was so terrified that I would be too late. I imagined that I would walk into his room and find him overdosed after trying to get high one last time before getting sober. Thankfully, that was not the case.

When we got back to Atlanta, Alex fit right in with the group. He met Sue Hansen from the Mustard Tree Foundation early that week and told his story to her. After that we all waited to see if he would get a scholarship so he could begin treatment. My prayers were answered, he was granted a scholarship within a few hours of his request. Alex was able to get the support of so many, the counselors, the foundation, the group, and his friends. Today, Alex is alive and over one month sober. Everyday I see a better version of Alex. Someone that is happy, sober, and learning how to live again. Alex has been a life- long friend and I want to live a long life with Alex as friends, I am so grateful.

01/01/2019

I found Insight Enthusiastic Sobriety in Atlanta, GA, as the program that helped our son! He was 14 when he first got into drugs. We spent large sums of money in 3 other programs before we found the one that worked! Affordable and for us 7 years later he is sober and happy! http://theinsightprogram.com

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01/01/2019

HOPE!
Finding options for recovery from drug addition is so difficult! I want a site where parents can share places that have helped their child’s recovery or those that found sobriety and how they did it!