Hi, my name is Neil, I'm 23 years old, living in a small town in nova scotia. I've got a pretty simple life, and I'm very happy. Today I've currently got 2 years and 10 months clean from opiates. It was a long and tough battle, but It's now behind me. I'd like to share my story, and maybe help prevent others from making the same mistakes I did. This blog is going to start from when I was 15; From my first experience with drugs, and include updates of how my life is currently going. My name is real, this story is real.. The only thing I'm going to change is other peoples names, as to protect their identity. Some parts of this might be hard to read, so I don't recommend reading it unless you understand some parts may get pretty graphic.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. And my others posts!
Great Job Neil, Good Luck, and Hope To See you Soon!
ReplyDeleteMike
Good job buddy im glad your doing this
ReplyDeleteThanks guys, just keep reading daily, and tell other people about it.
ReplyDeleteshare with your friends.. and if you know anyone who's struggling with addiction, please let them know about this. Thanks.
I can't find the post about your family that I was trying to comment on before but I'll comment here so hopefully new readers can see it.
ReplyDeleteNeil does have an amazing family. His parents are hardworking, nice people & they are what would be considered a " good family". That's what I think people don't get about drug. They think if a child has a good family, gets good grades, has nice things that this can't happen. They assume it's a the poor kids, from bad homes that are drug addicts & I think it's why some parents miss the signs with their own children. Drug addiction can happen to anyone, yes some situations may encourage it more but there is no way you can just assume your child is safe from it because you are "good people". Neil's mom is one of the most wonderful Mother's I've ever met, you couldn't ask to know a better lady. So be aware, don't assume it can't be your child because of social standing. Watch for the signs & try to prevent it.
Thanks for doing this Neil
Love yah
I agree 100% and I touched on that a bit..
DeleteI'm not from a broken home, my parents have never used drugs; they're not alcoholic. They're hard working loving people.
And honestly, most of the people I know who use in this town now, are not bad people.. they don't come from broken homes.
And they can ussually find a way to afford it.
A lot of parents need to be carful what prescriptions they leave laying around..
If you have any prescriptions you're not using, take them back to the pharmacy to be disposed of.. Don't just throw them out.. I worked on a garbage truck for a while, and you wouldn't belive some of the stuff I found.
Also, if you had surgery, or have been in an accident, keep your medication safe, don't just leave it out in the open. It might not be your child... it could be one of their friends they bring home.. If people are just a little more aware, they can help prevent it.
I've just recently started reading your blog. Very moving. I used to smoke a lot of pot, drink quite often, and occasionally would use harsher drugs or take E. Although many people do not see smoking pot as an "addiction", I do, in my case anyways. I started at the age of 12 and quit when I was about 19. I didn't seek help, I just stopped because I was sick of how lazy and moody it made me, and realized that the reason I had started in the first place was just ridiculous. Anyways, I started smoking pot because I was viewed as a "goody two-shoes" an overall nice person who was easy to manipulate, and bully, so I rebelled against peoples perceptions of me and became someone different, someone who people may like more, and once I started and people accepted me, I couldn't stop, which is why I see it as an addiction. That was my trigger. I was wondering, what you think your trigger to addiction may have been? I have only read a couple handfuls of the articles, so I ask because I have not found the answer yet in your blog. If it is too personal, you've no need to answer.
ReplyDeleteThanks.