I pulled my car over to the side of the road off of Cicero Avenue right before the on ramp to highway 270 in Chicago. The West side of Chicago and this stretch of Highway was one of the first roads in America to earn the name Heroin Highway and rightly so, since before my time...

My name is Beck and I have been sober since July 11, 2005. I started using when I was 14. From the first time I blacked out, and everyone was talking about it at school, I knew I had found my calling. Drinking made me invincible and popular. It also helped me to hide who I...

I was born May 1, 1980. My mother and father divorced before I was two years old. My father struggled with addiction and my mother left him. My mom remarried shortly after to Howard, my mother and step father raised me with morals, values and standards. I have no complaints on...

I am 40 weeks pregnant writing this, anxiously awaiting the birth of our second child. I am married to an incredible man, and already a mother to a feisty, smart, witty 18-month-old daughter. I still can’t believe the life I have now. But let me rewind… For as long as I can...

I am a happy and proud person in recovery. What that means to me is that I haven’t used any mood or mind-altering substances since June 26, 2015. I started experimenting with drugs and alcohol at the age of 11 and the progression of this disease had me using heroin daily by the...

Oh my where to begin. I was 14-15 years old when I started to try pot and alcohol, the year was 1970. My father had passed away a few years before and I learnt to hold in my emotions. You see back then you didn't talk about feelings you just moved on with life. All those...

As I sit here and reflect on a life riddled with hurt, shame, and failure, my gratitude overflows. I am exceedingly blessed to share my experience as a means of lending you the courage to speak your truth. The deep, inner hurt that we carry can only die in the light of exposure....

Hi my name is Kayla Whitehead. I can say I have found victory over heroin addiction! My addiction with opiates started when I was 13 and spiraled out of control when I picked up the needle at 15. I went to rehab after rehab and cycled through many jails here in Oregon but on...

My name is John Fabiseski. I have not put a mind or mood altering substance in my body since January 26, 2014. Directly because of my recovery I am able to be a husband to my wife, a father to my children, and a grandfather to my grandchildren. I am employable today and I work...