Come on, you can do it. Get high one more time. This time we will only use a little, put it away and stop for a while. How many times have we told ourselves that lie. How many times did we think we would be able to manage our drugs, when they were managing us. During this entire time we were the only ones that didn’t realize the drugs were managing us and we needed addiction help.

When people mentioned getting addiction help, I thought that automatically meant checking into residential addiction treatment or going to 12 step support groups every day. Maybe I was willing to see a therapist once a week, but that was all the help I wanted.

Then I did a little too much heroin and overdosed. While nothing really bad happened to me, it scared me. I finially asked for some help with my addiction. I called an addiction helpline for suggestions and directions. I had never asked for help before. I got a person at the addiction helpline that was recovering from heroin addiction and he understood, but at the same time wouldn’t buy into my story. He told me he recovered by going to addiction treatment and listening to what they had to say. Becoming willing to accept help with my addiction and by being honest.

I went to an addiction treatment program and stayed. I go to 12 step support groups and am in recovery from my heroin addiction. Take it from me addiction treatment was the best thing I ever did and asking for addiction help didn’t kill me. Bruised my ego a bit, but I’ll live.