Personal Success Stories From Dr. Gracer's Patients

A Wharton School of Business graduate, KL has been a recovering addict and alcoholic for 15 years. So addicted to crack and cocaine, he was living in a crack house until he was finally thrown out by his own dealer. After staying clean and sober for those 15 years, working a 12 step program all along the way, he believed he had his addiction well under control. That was until he fell into the drug trap again after becoming dependent on pain killers that he started taking to combat a herniated disk in his back. He felt bad and didn’t know what to do having become so quickly dependent on drugs once again. Finally, since Dr. Gracer’s office was close by, he decided to make an appointment. The first thing KL said to Dr. Gracer was “I need more Loratab, and I need you to get me off them , too." Only someone like Dr. Gracer would have known that internal struggle he was facing! After six months of stability, KL’s glad he found a doctor who cared and who could help.

AL had been a drinker for 30 years and was looking for a way to stop. When he decided to quit, he had been doing it on the sly, drinking approximately ½ a bottle of vodka a day. He never mentioned it to anyone till he finally got the courage to tell his doctor. Unfortunately, the doctor didn't really address the issue, and just referred him to the yellow pages. Considering how much guts it took to come clean, he was disappointed with his doctor's response, but is grateful that he found Dr. Gracer, who put him on a groundbreaking treatment plan which has helped changed his life.

LH started taking Vicodin for severe menstrual cramps when she was 12. Because of endometriosis, she had to endure seven surgeries. When she was 31, she started abusing medication. In rehab three times, she kept failing at treatment and eventually got fired. She was arrested twice for driving under the influence and even got arrested for falsifying prescriptions. It got so bad she was taking 60 pills a day. She went to hundreds of doctors, sometimes as many as four in one day, so she could keep getting new prescriptions. She then started using different names, or she’d call in a prescription like a nurse for a patient. Only twice did doctors mention that these pills were addictive. The last time she was arrested, she asked for God’s mercy. In her first 20 minutes with Dr. Gracer, he gave her a tablet and she could not believe what it did for her. It took away her desire to use drugs. Now over one year later and still doing very well, she feels that this new treatment has saved her life. “I want people to know there’s hope. It’s a miracle I’m where I’m at today,” she says.