Age 55Since 08 / 07 / 2013
David
Miserable. I went back out after 8 years. Lost everything ended living couch to couch and in a shelter.
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Real people, real recovery. Honest accounts of what it was like, what happened, and what life looks like now — shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 26Since 11 / 15 / 2014
Kaitlyn
The first drug I ever did was cocaine, I was 12. I had issues with my mother, she was bi polar and schizophrenic. I also had self esteem issues. Not too long after, I turned 13 and drank for...
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Age 50Since 06 / 16 / 2002
Eduardo
Fun as hell at first, for a few years. then the emptiness lasted longer than the fun did. I wasn’t partying anymore i was just using to function.
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Age 40Since 04 / 30 / 2012
Kate Barron
It was Hell but I didn’t know it because it was all I knew
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Age 35Since 02 / 26 / 2019
Mona
It was like how I was living in the streets I was homeless hopeless didn't have anything
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Age 28Since 06 / 22 / 2017
Patrick Farley IV
Drug use became a hobby as early as 16. The problem was that I used drugs to cope with life and I became addicted rather quickly. I spent years in active use desperately trying to find a way...
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Age 38Since 05 / 23 / 2015
Becca N
As an awkward teenager growing up, I was always the one left out. I had very few friends, and didn't have any friendships that lasted more than five years. I did whatever it took to fit in...
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Age 20Since 05 / 25 / 2018
Sariah
I had been using anything I could get my hands on from cocaine, methaphaine, mdma, you name it - it all stares when I was just 15. Life was very rough and I reached a point of not caring any...
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Age 64Since 04 / 10 / 1997
Charlotte Garvey
It was like my job and I took it very seriously. I started drinking at 14. My first drunk was a blockout. They were pretty much all blackouts until my very last.
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