Hi, my name is David…

Helping Others…

Hi, my name is David, and I am a drug addict. Last month because of Soul’s Harbor, I celebrated 2 years of being sober and clean.

Let me start my story by saying I was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  By first grade, my parents moved to Garland, Texas.  I stayed in Garland until I graduated from South Garland High School.  I come from a dysfunctional family with a pill-popping Mom and an alcoholic Dad who was also a church minister.  I was emotionally and physically abused by both of my parents.  By the end of my senior year in high school, I was smoking pot before, during, and after school.  After high school, I followed in my older sister’s footsteps; I decided to get a career in the medical field since I enjoy helping people in need. I was able to get an Associate Degree as a Medical Assistant.  At that time, I started to experiment with various drugs like ecstasy, acid, cocaine, and meth.  I landed a job at Baylor Hospital and really liked what I did.  However, my drug usage was obviously more important. I had soon discovered that my drug of choice was meth. Oh, how I loved meth!! But that started to get hard to come by.  I soon found out that this drug called Adderall gave me almost the same effect that meth did.  As my addiction kicked in, I was forging prescriptions of Adderall because it was an easy way to obtain my drug of choice. I also got Hydrocodone, Valium, Somas, Xanax, and anything else that I could remember from my mom’s old pill-popping grocery list.  My partner of over 6 years, got sick of my drug habit; he kicked me out and left me.  I soon lost my job as a Medical Assistant and had to start waiting tables.  I found that people in the restaurant industry were just like me – they liked to party.  I felt at home working in restaurants until my drug habit got so bad that I lost that job as well. I got a job in security on the graveyard shift and was able to fly under the radar. I worked alone, so getting high at work came very easy. Of course, I got caught and fired from my security job because of my addiction. I could not pay my rent or any other bills. All of a sudden, I had become homeless.

As Brent calls it “The Great Eraser” – losing your partner, career, car, apartment, and dignity all at once.  That was the summer of 2018 when I entered the doors of Soul’s Harbor.

Soul’s Harbor has given me everything I need and want.  I love the holistic approach to recovery; this place is like no other.  I am truly blessed to be alive, sober, and clean for over 2 years. Soul’s Harbor saved my life.

Today, because of Soul’s Harbor, I hold a staff position as the medication coordinator and I work as a peer recovery coach for Soul’s Harbor mental wellness partner, Integrated Psycho-therapeutic Services (IPS).  I also work with IPS to schedule their clients with a therapist and psychiatrist. My future is bright.

Thank you God and thank you Soul’s Harbor for everything.


For information regarding intake/admission into our recovery facility, please contact:

Dispatch Representative
Soul’s Harbor, Inc.
13134 Nile Drive
Dallas, Texas 75253
972.286.1940
972.286.5282 Fax

Soul’s Harbor Substance Abuse Program Questions and Intake
Please contact our intake Manager
Cell number 214-663-9684
contact@soulsharbordallas.org


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