I Lost my Beloved Son: This is Nick’s Story
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …