Help is out there
"We all need to have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free." -John Walters
Current and former addicts around the world have reached out to each other while battling this deadly epidemic. Many state that this is a period of hardship and they often feel alone, but it's important to know that there are others suffering through the same battle as you. Simply said, you are not alone.
I have been clean for six years and never wish to return, but drugs are never far away.
Every junky wants to be clean. Every junky also wants more heroin. Call it contradiction or call it what you want. But no junky wants the life they have.
- James, 26 years clean
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Recovery from heroin addiction is almost a miracle. Because it's not only your body that wants it, your brain wants it too. Without heroin, emotional pain feels unbearable.
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After being clean for three months, I am at a stage now where I'm starting to feel good about my life again.​
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I just want to tell other addicts that feel hopeless that they are not alone. I too have felt those worthless feelings and thought I wouldn't be able to stay sober, but that doesn't mean I gave up.
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I know people who are 40 years clean and sober, and people who have gone a couple days, but we are all in the same boat: we are sober today.
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- Sean, 3 months clean
- Gary, 6 years clean
- Mike, 2 1/2 years clean
- Katie, 17 years clean
- Alix, 2 months clean
Recovering Heroin Addicts Create Supportive Community
(Spencer, Popovich)