Speak Up

Ever heard that saying, "you are the company you keep"? Or Maybe "Birds of a feather flock together"? I did, but clearly didn't listen. I was 20 years old the first time I tried meth. However, I had been "hanging out" with all my "friends" who did meth for over a year without ever trying it. I always said that I would NEVER try it and knew that I was "better than that". Until my boyfriend at the time convinced me that it was okay and that "he wouldn't tell anyone" and blah blah blah.... I did it with him so he would stop lying to me about him doing it and sneaking around and hiding it from me. Well... when they say "not even once", it was the truth in my case. Within minutes of trying meth for the first time, I know that I was addicted. I didn't stop. I was literally smoking meth every single day, all day for 2 years. In that 2 years, I went from being a strong, smart and beautiful girl, to being a Meth addict or "tweeker". I was paranoid beyond belief. I hadn't seen my family in months. No one had heard from me and I was a junkie. I was arrested for a felony theft by receiving charge and was pending conviction. I lost my job, car, family and all respect for myself. I ended up meeting a meth dealer and to support my habbit, I started a relationship with him. Within 2 months, he was violently beating me very badly on a daily basis. If I tried to run away, he would catch me and the beatings got worse. I feared for my life and would have rather died that lived like that for another minute. He would have killed me if it was not for my Aunt who saved me. She found me and offered to pay for me to go to a rehabilitation center for women with drug & alcohol addictions. I was in rehab in Conyers, Georgia from August 2007-January 2008. I became an active member of AA and CMA. I did not get custody of my son until 2010 because of all of this. I was volunteer of the month for the Georgia Meth Project a couple years ago. I have not touched meth or any other substance in over 5 years!

PLEASE!!!!!! NOT EVEN ONCE!