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Hello, my name is Michelle and I am a grateful recovering drug addict. I am in my 11 month of sobriety. I thank my higher power, my family, my sponsor/counselor, and the fellowship everyday that I remain sober. In order to stay sober, I live my life simply, one day at time, and via acceptance. My journey is progress not perfection. I actually am honored to be an addict because without it, I would not be surrounded or have a foundation that allows me to handle life on life's terms. I want to spread the message of HOPE (HOLD ON PAIN ENDS). If I can do this, so can you ... There is a hot line and here is the number 248-543-7200. Your next question is how did I get here? I am an educated woman with a great job, good husband, a house, two cars, and a dog. However, I grew up in an alcoholic home of dysfunction ... I always said I will never be a alcoholic. In 2010, I had an operation (neck bone fusion) which introduced me to the world of Opioids and Benzodiazepines. I kept telling my family don't worry, I got this; when all the while my life was out of control and unmanageable. I played the system feeling like I was winning when really I was losing. On (date removed to maintain anonymity), I checked myself into Brighton Center for Recovery followed by 2 months of Intensive Out Patient (IOP) and started counseling, which I am still in today on my journey as a GRATEFUL RECOVERING ADDICT. I always pray for the still sick and suffering; please know you are NEVER ALONE!!!
-- Michelle
My grandson was a heroin addict. He was a very loving, sweet and handsome person. He was always willing to help others but could not help himself. He had a smile that lit up a room, but one day just out of high school at a party he tried heroin -- that was the start of our nightmare. He tried several rehabs in Michigan and Florida and was clean for a while but relapsed every time. He attended meetings -- sometimes two a night -- when he was clean but would eventually go back to heroin. He would steal anything he could to get his drugs. He had a brand new car that he totaled and then had his 2nd car stolen and set on fire while he was passed out from heroin. He lost his job and everything he owned. His parents kicked him out so I took him in when he returned from rehab in Florida. We would often have long talks and he would tell me how much he hated heroin but that he could not help himself. Insurance would only pay for 30 days in rehab and the courts only put him in jail never offering any help. He once had a probation officer tell him at his first meeting quote, "I don't usually take heroin addicts because they usually relapse or end up dead." This is a person that is supposed to HELP someone! What is wrong with our legal system that puts these people in a position to act so superior. It could happen to their family and I wonder if they would make the same comment to their loved one. He was my world and I loved him more than life itself and he would always tell me that he would not make it to his 30th birthday. Well, shortly after he turned 24 I found him dead of an overdose of heroin and fentanyl. My world as I knew it came to an end that day and my family will never be the same. We miss him so very much. I just wish our government would find a way to allow these people to get the treatment they need to get themselves off this horrible roller coaster. Heroin is a horrible thing and I do not wish that life on anyone. Most of the addicts hate it as much as we do but cannot help themselves. I pray to God every day that we can find a way to stop this horrible epidemic from taking the lives of our young people. Heroin is a killer. It not only takes away everything the addict loves, it eventually takes away their life and leaves behind such devastation. I know we are not supposed to hate but I cannot help myself from hating the dealers that sell this horrible substance to our children and family members. Some day they will have to answer for what they are doing. God help our young people and family members.
-- Anonymous
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