By Chris Freeman When I was just a young kid, 11 years old, I did something that would have an effect on my entire future. I took my first drink as well as my first puff of reefer. Now mind you, it seemed innocent enough and did not cause any immediate turmoil or strife, or
by Daniel D. Maurer I’m going into my sixth year of continuous sobriety. Do you know one aspect I’ve discovered about myself? It’s easy for me to get on my high horse about addiction. I don’t relish revealing this to you—I would like you to think that since I’ve “been there”, I am much more
By Carly Benson The New Year offers the hope of a clean slate to many people. When January rolls around each year, people make their resolutions to get healthier. According to an article published by Statistic Brain around 44% of people make New Year’s resolutions geared towards the category of self-improvement. You can bet that
by Daniel Maurer I began my “career” in drinking and taking opioid prescription drugs regularly, relatively late in life. However, looking back on my usage when I was still in high school, I see now that I had the makings of a problem drinker and regular drug abuser from the very beginning. The fact is
By A.R. Andrews | Personal Narrative Contributor I’d struggled with a lot as a child with major anxiety and depression. My mother was a recovering cocaine addict; she also had severe mental disorders that went untreated for many years. This caused her to not be the nicest mother. My three siblings and I survived this
By O. RMarv | Personal Narrative Contributor When I came into the rooms of recovery, I was simply looking for a way to stop the insanity of having to drink and use even when I didn’t want to. All I cared about was staying alive, which was not a guarantee for me, given the rate
