Featured Addiction, Detox & Recovery Stories

I’m the parent of an addict. That phrase used to hurt so much to say. HOW did I let things get to this point? And Why? I realize now, after years of therapy, that it’s …

Despair to repair

By Serena

Drug Addiction

I never imagined a life so bleak. A life without so much hope. A life unlike another.. Thus why we all suffer our own addiction. Ive wanted to die since I can remember.. I grew …

I Missed the Funeral Because I was High

By Bre

Drug Addiction, Heroin, Opiates

My boyfriend and I used heroin frequently. We kept using until he overdosed and then I kept using on my own. Nothing could stop me at this point because I had lost literally EVERYTHING that …

I’m Uncertain, That’s for Certain – John’s Story

By Johnathon S.

Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Opiates, Prescription Drugs

For 6 years I’d been using a variety of drugs and always washing those down with a fifth of whiskey. It’s what I do. Or, it’s what I DID–at least until I landed myself in …

Detox…Already Done That

By Kelly P.

Cocaine, Drug Addiction

The day I arrived at detox all I wanted to do was sleep. That morning when I sat on the floor and prayed that my addictions would drown and not me; sticks with me on …

I Believed AA was Fake so I Kept Drinking

By Angela F.

After seven years of sobriety, I drank again. Those seven years were glorious, happy… the real thing! I had a spiritual experience and was truly free, living by principles and helping others. I had no …

Not a Success, a Work in Progress

By David B.

Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction

I had my first experience with smoking pot, probably before I was ten years old. This affected my relationships even when I didn’t realize it. It works that way, we can be blindsided and caught …

College Drinking Gone Too Far

By Thandi L.

Alcohol Abuse

My addiction reared its monstrous head after I left school. 18 and legal, I thought the world was in my hands – like molding putty. It was University, so everybody was drinking excessively, it was …

From Thai Jail to Back on Track, Just like That

By Joanna N.

Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Heroin

Thai jail, my third time in less than a year. Alone in my tiny cell, thick red steel bars from floor to ceiling, and only a hole in the floor to relieve myself. Twenty years …

Growing up with a Prescription Drug Addicted Mother

By Christine F.

Drug Addiction, Prescription Drugs

I didn’t think my life was different from anyone else’s growing up but it was. My mother was addicted to prescription drugs given to her by multiple medical doctors throughout my entire childhood. There wasn’t …

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