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Michael Wentworth is the first welcoming face most people see when they come through the doors of Waterfront Recovery Services. Like many WRS staff, Michael came through those doors a few years ago  looking to change his life. And that’s exactly what he did. His days are very different from the life he lived for almost 20 years.

Wentworth explains that after becoming a father at 17, he had to grow up fast. He was working in security at a local mill when an elevated walkway 20 feet above the floor fell out from under his feet. They didn’t know if he would ever walk again for a time.

“I got degenerative disc disease so I started taking painkillers. When they cut me off, I started doing heroin to basically take care of the pain. I did that for For 20 plus years. I just got to the point where my life was so miserable and unmanageable, I lost everything. The only people in my family who would talk to me were my brother and my dad. And it just felt like I got to the point where I was a burden to everybody. I started spending more time in jail than I did out on the streets. There wasn't really anything left in my life that was good. So that's what made me decide to come in here and change my life. And now I've got all my family back. I’ve got my daughter back in my life. I’ve got a place to go, an awesome job.” Wentworth is beaming at this point.

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Above: Michael Wentworth is the first face people see at the Waterfront entrance.