I am currently in the last phase of membership at DYC, about to be 3 years clean on March 6th. Some of the staff is in recovery as well, this is one of the things that really helped me listen when I first came into DYC, I was against listening to anyone that didn't understand what I was going through when I first entered the program. The staff treats us with care and compassion..with some tough love as well. They do not make anyone scrub the floor with toothbrushes or anything that was said in another post, but will make you work harder than others when you have broken a rule or have a poor attitude, I had to scrub dishes... OH NO! lol. Addicts must have consequences for poor behavior and poor decision making, it is how we learn! This program saved my life and saved my friends' lives, and although I didn't like getting in trouble or getting my flaws pointed out to me.. it is what saved me. I have been to other programs where they call you a "patient" and just want to give you medication that you will stay on for a lifetime, I now am on NO MEDICATION and I am a proud member, almost completion, of DYC. I have gained respect for myself, respect for others, independence, courage, happiness, a full time job, an apartment, I now attend school, sobriety, and countless other things. No one would believe 3 years ago I was in jail for shooting heroin and selling drugs. It is a voluntary program, and when you finally buy in to it (which takes a while for some), it works! I am not scared of staff, which someone also said, I am writing this review out of my love and appreciation for this program that saves lives everyday, and fights for good treatment to legislatures and does outreach to communities!
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