An Interview with Adam - Part 2 of 2

Busting Addiction and Its Myths

Adam, our young recovering addict, relates his escape from the hell that addiction had confined him in:

1. "There was a point where I had become a rageful person, but I didn't really know who I was. I would wake up and wonder what I would do that was crazy or violent. Plus, I was scared all the time - of what hurt I would inflict on an innocent person".
2. "Here is the irony: I ended up graduating from college in the UK (I was kicked out of the previous one for violence and drunkenness) and landed a good job as a project manager. So, my disguises worked for a while".
3. " My addiction to opiates accelerated after my hip surgery - I had many injuries from street fighting - soon, I would be popping Vicodin, Oxycontin and also Xanax all day and then some heroin too".
4. "The end came like this: I went home and attacked my father. I then went into my room and started cutting myself. I called my psychiatrist who urged me to go to a rehab right away. I flew to Thailand the same week".
5. I am now 2 plus years sober and clean. I go to a lot of AA meetings (many on Zoom) and my greatest joy today is helping other guys of my generation get and stay clean and sober. If this menace to society can do it, anyone can".