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My Crackhead Story

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My Crackhead Story

I was a crack head for almost 15 years. I did just about anything to score my fix. People I thought were friends only used me and I finally got tired of it. For me to get off crack, I called my elderly parents to drive over 2000 miles to come pick me up. I had lost pretty much everything by that time. I no longer had a car, hadn't paid my rent in about a year, my water electric and gas were all shut off, didn't really have any self worth, was depressed and prayed to die almost every night. I even tried to OD on sleeping pills. When my parents came, I moved away from everything and everyone I knew. My sisters still won't talk to me because I never went into rehab or to NA meetings after I moved away. I didn't want to even know any of the 'drug people' in this new state. I have been clean for a year and 4 months. I know if I would have gone to meetings and met people I would have found crack here and would still be using. Sure I could drive into Boise and find someplace to score but that is just a little bit harder then knowing someone, and I don't do it. For me, going to groups or meetings didn't work because I always found people I could party with at those meetings. And I found always taking about using made me want to use even more. So for me moving 2000 mile away from everyone I knew and not meeting that same crowd in this new place worked. I know I put my mom and dad through hell, I'm sure I put the whole family through hell. But I sure am thankful that my parents came to get me and gave me a chance once again because this time it worked. I have often thought about going to a group now just to share my story, but I still worry about meeting those people that I could talk into getting me something. So I think it best just to stay away for now. That's my story, at least the readers digest short version of it.....Rick



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