Recovery, in their own words
Sober Stories
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 43Since 06 / 26 / 2014
Merritt
I was in active addiction for 26 years. I would get off one substance and switch to another. Whatever you put in front of me, I would do. Meth, opiates, coke, shrooms, weed, alcohol, acid, w...
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Age 37Since 10 / 12 / 2015
Nicole
Hell!!! I lived for heroin! Everyday all day I was chasing the drug. I always knew I went overboard when I partied but Heroin broke me completely, I lost everything including my husband of 1...
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Age 55Since 09 / 14 / 1994
Chris Davey
Growing up, I was always a kid who felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I was born into a family of highly intelligent academics. My dad had a Ph.D from Cambridge University, my Mom had a Mast...
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Age 35Since 11 / 03 / 2011
Rachel
Lucky #7! It's amazing what alcohol and addiction can do to a person. The picture on the left in 2011 was a sad, hateful, dishonest, suicidal, lonely, confused, shameful, faithless, hopeless...
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Age 36Since 02 / 01 / 2016
Whit
I was alone, miserable, and always having to apologize for things I did when I was drunk.
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Age 41Since 10 / 11 / 2012
Crystal DeMers
Getting sober is 1 of the most Amazing things I've ever done!! Sobriety looks Great on me!!
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Age 44Since 11 / 07 / 2010
Andie Nugroho
I used to be an addict, I can't live without narcotic
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Age 28Since 11 / 06 / 2015
James Miller
Getting clean for the 4th or 5 time was the more painful than it had been every time before. More than 7 rehabs, 12 step recovery models and one alternative treatment, I had finally had enou...
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