I WAS A BROKEN SOUL ENSLAVED BY ADDICTION
My name is Jonny, and today, I’m a recovered addict. But five years ago, I was a broken soul enslaved by addiction. Here’s a little of my...
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PERSONAL STORIES
- 3 min
I'M JUST A HEAVY USER, ADDICTION WAS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
I was not the type of addict I had been seeing in media though. I always had good grades, an enviable career, and my life more or less in or
- 5 min
I WAS IN COMPLETE DENIAL ABOUT ADDICTION
I read that addiction was progressive, always getting worse. I then decided to work through the 12 step programme, and recovered.
- 7 min
DRUNK, HIGH AND IN DEBT
I had problems growing up and found release in drugs and parties. I heard addicts share how they recovered via and decided to recover too.
- 6 min
NO CHILDHOOD TRAUMA TO BLAME- YET STILL AN ADDICT
Awkward and shy, I came to life on psychedelic drugs. I was always 'giving up' but never managed to stop, until I applied the 12 steps.
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I COULDN'T COMPREHEND LIVING A DRUG-FREE LIFE
I started taking heroin from a very young age. In DAA I found others who understood and helped me work through the 12 step recovery program.
- 2 min
EVEN CHURCH, CHILDREN & EDUCATION COULDN'T HELP
Crack cocaine, heroin and alcohol were all I could think about. I was addicted, depressed and I couldn't stop but I've found freedom in DAA.
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I NO LONGER FEEL LIKE A PUPPET ON A STRING
Since I was a child I have felt crippled with feelings of worthlessness, anxiety, depression.
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I DISCOVERED A SOLUTION TO MY DRUG PROBLEM
Drugs helped suppress my self-pity. Hash, then Ecstasy, and then came heroin! After 15 years of trying rehab I finally recovered in DAA.
- 2 min
NO MORE SNOWBALLS, NO LONGER A VICTIM
I was addicted to crack and heroin for 20 years, turning to crime to fund my habit. 12 step recovery through DAA has changed my life.
- 4 min
FREEDOM AT 21
I was a homeless at 16 years old, unable to stop abusing alcohol and drugs. Now I've found peace and happiness without them!
- 6 min
TWENTY, PARANOID AND ADDICTED
I would always relapse on drugs after a detox but I was desperate to live without them - now I can thanks to Drug Addicts Anonymous.
- 5 min
FROM PRISON TO RECOVERY
I couldn't stop using drugs but I found a way to stop and my life has never been better!
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BUT HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KETAMINE?
Drugs started to feature as a daytime activity, rather than a 'parties only' event.
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COCAINE TOOK OVER MY LIFE, I HID IT FROM EVERYONE
I couldn't live without cocaine and cannabis and I couldn't understand why. I've found a way to be happy without them!
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CRACK AND HERION ADDICT COMPLETELY CHANGES LIFE IN LESS THAN 7 MONTHS
I found a way to stop using crack and heroin quickly and now I hardly think about them thanks to recovery.
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I VOWED I WOULD NEVER USE HEROIN ...
'It's common sense you don't take heroin'. Common sense makes little difference when you are an addict!
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