Speak Up

My Name is Whitney & I am 16 years old. I would like to share my story with you in hopes of saving someones life. I am a grateful recovering Heroin and Meth addict. But I definitely was not 6 months. I was a full blown addict. I had been using heroin and roxycodone since I was 15 (1 & a half years) & I was going down hill quickly but I didnt start falling at full speed until I started smoking meth. I was homeless and had been homeless for 6 months. My mom is a drug addict and she introduced me to meth. I Only smoked meth for a month & I am telling you I experienced horrific things that takes years for some addicts to experience, all in that 1 month. I fell in love with meth and what it did for me. It made me very happy about everything & I loved that because heroin makes you pissed off at the world. I was very depressed and suicidal but when I smoked meth it took those feelings away. It also brought me down even more after it wore off. I would go into bad withdrawls once i came down, so I would use heroin to numb the pain. It makes no sense but when your an addict it does. I became paranoid & psychotic very quickly. Meth turned me into someone I said I never would be. I would do ANYTHING to get that next hit, even if it ment sleeping around. On Septemeber 29th after a long binge on meth, heroin, coke, xanax, weed, ect. My mom and me got busted. My mom went to jail with 15 charges including a poss. of meth charge & 4 other poss. charges. I walked away with the image of my mother passing out in a cop car because she was so high on heroin and coming down from meth she didnt even realize what was happening. Today that is my sobriety date. I have been sober for 6 months & still going. I go to CMA (Crystal meth anonymous) & AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) & I am more happier today then I was before I ever started using. I am finally free of the relationship with meth. I am so grateful that I went through what I did because I would not be the person I am today. I work steps, have a sponsor, a great family, a house, and awesome friends. Today I have a job that I can keep! God knew I needed help and even though it took taking my mom away from me, I wouldnt change it for anything. My mom is in rehab and she also attends meetings. My sister does too. I am not always perfect and i do fall down and make mistakes. But it sure is a whole lot better than smoking meth and making worse mistakes. Please take it from me, it only takes 1 hit to become addicted. & Thats the hard truth.