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Replacing addiction with passion isn’t a slogan, it’s what truly happens at Changes. Taylor Ellington’s time at Changes was so inspirational he wrote a song about our program and we are pleased to present it to you. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Changes program director Dr. Shirley Jankowski recently joined Tori Gessner on WKRN News in Nashville to discuss how Changes is one of the first centers to test for to Xylazine, known on the street as tranq. This new testing protocol help Changes saves lives and love as many people as possible back to life. You…

In order to save as many lives as possible, Changes Rehabilitation announced the center is implementing a new protocol which will use test strips to screen every new patient on site for Xylazine upon admission.  Known on the street as “Tranq”, Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer that is often mixed with opioids like heroin and…

Please meet Autumn and her dad, two people who inspire us every day. Autumn graduated from our program 8 months ago and is now not only sober, but she works here at a mentor. One of her goals after getting sober was to help her dad, who is now going through the program and is…

Last month Changes Program Director Dr. Shirley Jankowski, Clinical Director Gina McClure and Director of Admissions Amber Stoltenberg joined the Mike Weatherford Show to talk about the successful, non traditional approach Changes takes to help people tackle addiction. We want to thank Mike for having our team on his show to talk about how the…

Changes recently completed a survey of 311 clients that participated in the program in 2021 and we are pleased to report that nearly 50% of those that responded are still sober. Further, the survey revealed extremely high satisfaction rates, with every respondent saying they would “recommend this program to people I care about.” Changes opened…

Changes was honored to recently welcome international spokesperson Emily Hargrove who came to our facility to talk about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Her inspirational message of hope, perseverance, and lifting up those who have been disenfranchised is the true embodiment of the ‘love you back to life philosophy’ that embodies everything we do here at Changes,…

Meet Braylon, everyone’s best friend here at Changes. Braylon is a therapy dog that’s always at our center and if he’s not being held, cuddled, or playing with someone, you’ll find him at the front desk, waiting to greet the next person to walk through the door.  Addiction can be a vicious circle that quickly…

Changes held our program’s first annual alumni family day on October 22, inviting 800 graduates of our program and their families back to our beautiful facility to celebrate the gift of recovery. This wonderful family event was themed, “We Can Recover, We Do Recover,” and featured inspirational speeches from past graduates, music from local bands,…

Changes Rehabilitation is excited to announce we are holding our first Alumni Family Day on October 22, at 10 am, at our facility located at 2000 Holiday Lane, Fulton, Kentucky. This free event is a celebration of recovery for everyone who has been at the facility, and their families. Since we opened just under two…