Witnessing the consequences of addiction on the lives of those still addicted helps me focus on what’s important in my life.
Category: Success Stories
This page is devoted to the addiction recovery success stories submitted by IQRR registrants.
If you have a success story of your own you can send it to success@quitandrecovery.org.
Please note these stories may contain graphic descriptions of drug use.
In 1988 I finally hit bottom, living on Skid Row in a cardboard box, addicted to smoking crack cocaine, and drinking alcohol.
For almost seven years–and in many cities–I lived on the street drinking and drugging. I felt lost in my own skin and thought no one could help me.
My recovery has been about making some changes in my thinking, which has led to changes in my feelings and behavior.
I decided I would smoke those, and that would be it. I wasn’t going to buy another pack. And I never have.
