|
Nick S.
"Seabrook Helped me get my son back"
Nick Sammartino, a former patient of Seabrook House, provides
a "living proof" example of how treatment can help even those
who are in deep despair. Sammartino, whose father died of his
own heroin addiction, thought that he would never realize a life
worth living. "I couldn't stop using and I thought the only way
out was to die. Then I realized I wanted to live," said Sammartino.
Today, Nick’s life is abundant by any standard. The rewards of
recovery have been fruitful and it all began in the winter of
1997 at Seabrook House. However, not so long ago, Nick's future
was not as clear. "I never knew which day would be his last,"
said his mother, Linda Paris. One Christmas night, he hitchhiked
to a Blackwood, NJ rehab center, which refused him. Another in
Franklinville wouldn't take him because he was high. (see “living
proof” on back page) Finally, Nick was admitted to Seabrook House.
"Seabrook House really helped me get involved in my own recovery,"
Sammartino said. He has been in recovery since his January 12,
1998 birthday.
|
