Getting into residential treatment for your addiction

“I came on Alfa, and probably wasn’t quite ready to go for total abstinence. After a small relapse, I realised how much I needed it and decided to go all in. As a result, I completed 3 months with enormous benefits, good friends and equipped for the future”.

“When I arrived at Alfa, I felt bad. My drug was methadone. I smoked a lot of weed on the premises, with other residents. After that I had been kicked out for smoking weed, but I was allowed to stay. Then I got my act together and went for my treatment. I have a treatment time of 4 months and spent 1 month not wanting my treatment. I had my first cleansing day on 7/7, today I feel very well and I don’t want to go back to drugs.”

“What I like most about Alfa is the understanding staff. They have opened my eyes to the person I really am”

“I started out nervous, full of anxiety and lacking confidence. The cohesion is beyond description!

I ended up feeling much more confident and found joy in the people around me. You get ties that you never expected. It surprises you that you not only come out clean, but clean with close relationships in your back pocket. It had all been fantastic. There are great staff and nice people who want the same thing as you – to get clean. Some ties are closer than others, but none are forgotten. Thank you for the opportunity to have a fantastic stay”

“I have felt comfortable from day 1. I’ve had the treatment I needed to be refreshed. I was positive that I/we had so much freedom and could actually have something that resembled a “normal” everyday life.”

“My stay at Alfa-Fredensborg has been very up and down. There have been some challenges with drugs, but I’ve gotten through it. The staff have been nothing but nice to me. I am now finishing my stay with 42 clean days, and it is with great help from the staff and residents. Thank you very much Alfa-Fredensborg.”

“When I came here to Alfa, my life had totally collapsed from abuse. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to turn my life around by going to Alfa.

After being on Alfa for 3 months, I have got my life back with the help of the good treatment I have received here.

The staff are some of the best people I have met, they have helped me realise things and taught me things about my problem. Today. 26.05.2016, I am 101 days clean.

Without Alfa I wouldn’t have come here, but remember you have to want help for it to work. If you do, you’ll come out on the other side of your addiction.”

“When I arrived, I was so physically and mentally destroyed that I could hardly have survived another 14 days on the ‘racetrack’. I came to a place where there was peace and quiet and a chance to recover for the first time – and then the work began.

It wasn’t long before I felt welcomed and developed a trusting relationship with the staff who helped me through the therapeutic and social practice process. Therefore, I could remain open and sincere in treatment.

I was presented with individual assignments that hit the spot and I have benefited from them.

I’ve been in many therapy sessions where I’ve been repeated the same phrase: “There’s only one thing you need to change and that’s everything”, which has had a negative impact on me.

Here at Alfa I was met with understanding that not everything is wrong and the words were “It’s ok that you have knowledge and use it”. Thanks for that!

In all I want to say thank you for the help. With the help of Alfa-Fredensborg, I have saved my life and given myself the opportunity to achieve a good life without addiction.”