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Numb In America: What Drugs Did To Me
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 10230878:MV8xNzgzMDcwXzI5NjI3MDI1XzhDMzY5OTBC] [quote:VERDICT:MV8xNzgzMDcwX0E1NTQ2OUE2] I became addicted to pain killers at the age of 18 after numerous shoulder surgeries from playing high school football. Life was normal before this. I had ambitions and goals. Everything was going great for me. Soon after, I became addicted to heroin and cocaine. I battled this for a few years as it sucked away all of my life force. Nothing else mattered to me but the feeling of being numb. It took everything from me. I overdosed on cocaine at the age of 20 after losing my mom to cancer. My dad died while I was in jail of a heart attack. I relapsed after only one month of being out of jail. Down to nothing, it took a miracle for me to seek help. My girlfriend lied to me and told me she was pregnant with my child in hopes I would change. I turned myself in, and have been in rehab ever since. I've been clean for 2 and 1/2 years now and have come to some amazing realisations. What is the purpose for drugs in America? Is it so formerly successful people like me can be led astray? [color=red]I am deeply upset that the US allows Afghanistan to produce 90% of the world's heroin supply.[/color] Any thoughts on the war on drugs? It seems like a huge profit game for our government. [/quote] so you want AMERICAN grown opium?:wtf: [/quote]
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I became addicted to pain killers at the age of 18 after numerous shoulder surgeries from playing high school football.
Life was normal before this. I had ambitions and goals. Everything was going great for me.
Soon after, I became addicted to heroin and cocaine. I battled this for a few years as it sucked away all of my life force. Nothing else mattered to me but the feeling of being numb.
It took everything from me.
I overdosed on cocaine at the age of 20 after losing my mom to cancer. My dad died while I was in jail of a heart attack.
I relapsed after only one month of being out of jail.
Down to nothing, it took a miracle for me to seek help. My girlfriend lied to me and told me she was pregnant with my child in hopes I would change.
I turned myself in, and have been in rehab ever since.
I've been clean for 2 and 1/2 years now and have come to some amazing realisations.
What is the purpose for drugs in America? Is it so formerly successful people like me can be led astray?
I am deeply upset that the US allows Afghanistan to produce 90% of the world's heroin supply.
Any thoughts on the war on drugs? It seems like a huge profit game for our government.
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