Age 57Since 06 / 30 / 2008
roni
lost in alcohol and drug addiction saw my life going down the drain, no hope, no way out
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June Archives
Recovery stories from people whose sobriety date falls in June — real accounts shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
Age 58Since 06 / 06 / 2004
Lois Quinn-Ortiz
Life was total chaos. I couldn't see light at the end of the tunnel. I lived to use and used to live.
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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 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 28Since 06 / 16 / 2016
Rizki Putra Pratama
initially it was very heavy, to be honest this wasn't easy
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Age 33Since 06 / 30 / 2012
Sean Sutton
My life was hell. Every day was a struggle to find what I needed just to feel "normal". I had friends for years that genuinely never saw me sober. I lost countless opportunities, whether it...
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Age 27Since 06 / 28 / 2018
Morgan
Miserably depressing. I didn't shower, didn't eat , did not change my clothes ever , sidnt necessarily want to kill myself...but it was safe to say I didn't care one bit if I did t wake up i...
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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 35Since 06 / 01 / 2010
Michael
Depressing. I lost a decade of my young adult years to binge drinking.
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