#addiction

I  claimed I would write in my diary daily, maybe that was a bit ambitious despite my love for writing as a means of self-expression and therapy. Today has been one of the best days of my life. I understand the sense of the phrase '' Happiness is in the simple things ". Actually as…

Today is just an ordinary day. I woke up at 9.30am, had a large cup of strong coffee as usual accompanied by a cigarette dressed in just my boxer shorts. 10.30am I jump on the bus, on my way to the job centre for a work search assessment by my work coach. Smoked a cig…

Growing up with a sister as an addict! My sister is an addict, there is no nice way to put it.  Older by 2 years I should look up to her, she should have my back.. shit our kids should be playing together I shouldn't have her kids more then her! I have bartered Begged and pleaded for her to…

When I was out and about being a bad girl, I became close with someone on my daughter's father's side of the family. He was a bad drug and alcohol user. Eventually we hooked up a few times and decided being good friends was the best option . After committing some major crimes he turned…

So, I want to know your most life changing memory, I don't care about what it is! It can be the moment you got married, the moment you first shit your pants, and anything in-between! (p.s I hope you didn't ever shit your pants, but it happens.) Mine was September 3rd 2016, it was the…

Last night, while mindlessly scrolling through my facebook feed I come across a local video gaining publicity. The video is of a woman, possibly overdosed in a car. The man taping her is violently shaking her, her neck bending back and forth while screaming "wake up you junkie fuck", and complain...

Truthfully speaking, I've spent plenty time thinking about the days that lead up to my arrest in September 2016, that lead to the beginning of my adult life. The other part of this, is I've spent a long time thinking that was where my story ended, but that's just the beginning. I've been very con...

Heres my story to share, I wrote this on my phone so the grammar isnt great. Eight years ago i was a smart, spoiled highschooler going through a typical breakup. While trying to feel better i met a guy addicted to opiates. We began seeing eachother and i began doing opiates regularly. I continued...

  On the verge of losing the only thing I had pride in, my job, I decided Heroin had taken a toll on me and contorted my life enough to reach out for help. I had been lying to everyone around me, saying I was in recovery, and had an addiction to the maintenance drug,…

Heres a quick back story. I am a recovering heroin addict. I once faced a life full of drugs, abuse, job losses and institutionalization and incarceration. Lost almost everything, went through the legal system, went through rehabilitation, graduated treatment court and nursing school. I am now an...