Suncoast Rehabilitation Center Sees Courage Everyday

There are millions of people in the United States addicted to drugs and alcohol today. We want to congratulate those of you who have the strength and courage to get the help they need. Whether it is an inpatient or out-patient drug/alcohol treatment  center, I commend you all for taking back your lives!

Courage is defined as a quality enabling one to face danger or difficulties without fear. I do not know if anyone ever truly faces danger or difficulty without fear, I do believe that courage belongs to those that know and face it anyway.

We see courage on the news everyday and we read about it on the internet or in newspapers. It shows itself to us most apparent in the brave men and women of our Armed Forces. They are COURAGE personified. We also see in it those who wear badges and fireproof suits and put their lives on the line as well. These are the obvious people of courage and the ones who describe their acts of bravery simply and humbly as, “a job”. Those of us at the inpatient Suncoast Rehabilitation Center thank you all for what you provide for us every day of our lives, our freedom and a belief that we are safe.

The courage that is seen every day by the staff at S.R.C. is that of loved ones losing hope for the addict who seems to have already lost all hope yet continues to fight. It is observed when the addicted finally admits their life no longer belongs to them and finally asks for help. This type of courage is difficult to appreciate unless you are part of that family watching the drugs take away the person you love. It is never recognized as an act worthy of praise because those that are addicted are said to have, “done it to themselves.” Even if this were the case, even if every addict was not the result of a pill-pushing doctor writing more prescriptions than treatment plans, does anyone deserve to suffer?

I am fortunate enough to be one of the people who had the opportunity to get help for my addiction. I attended the inpatient program at Suncoast Rehabilitation Center and completed my program last November. I am around people every day that also personify courage. People who have completed this program 10 years ago, 10 months ago, or are in the program now facing their addiction head-on. Those of us who are now free of our addictions do not look for praise or approval; we feel our achievement in our hearts and are rewarded by the lives we now have. The families we tried to destroy during our addiction have welcomed us back and the void we filled with drugs and alcohol now contains peace. The program at S.R.C. gave us that and we thank you.

To those in an inpatient or outpatient treatment program now, we applaud you for your courage and your decision to take back the life that was once surrounded by family and friends and hope.

Finally to those still struggling with their addictions and searching for the courage to do what you know needs to be done; pick up the phone and call a loved one or call Suncoast Rehabilitation Center. Find the courage to save your life and free your loved ones of the pain your addiction is causing. Face the danger and difficulty no matter how afraid you are, “BE COURAGEOUS!”