I started experimenting with "pot" at the age of 13, started drinking
at the age of 15. This started to become my weekend activities because I
didn't want to be different from my peers. I
come from a home were my father is an alcoholic,
and my mother tried to keep me away from the night life, my brother
a control freak and my sister a angel. At the age of 16 I used ecstasy and
become a dealer, I was in grade 10 at the time.
My parents weren't aware of anything at
the time. I eventually started using speed
because I was always on the scene" meaning
clubs, street parties, corners where
people were looking for drugs. I isolated myself
from my family and when I was at home I was sleeping.
I became friends with the top drug lords in Mitchells' plain. I
started using heroin, until the police caught me.
I went to Varsity after
Matric and even sold drugs there. I always had
money so drugs were never a problem until my
parents found out. I made all the excuses, blamed my father for his
drinking, my mother for curbing me.
Today I realize that she was right
because at those places, "Raves"
is where I started. I
went to rehab but ran away because I couldn't let go of my lifestyle. I
was involved in gangsterism, but never did I come to a point were I sold
my body...and I thank god for it.
I finished my program at rehab and make use of the 12 step program
every day. I do know now what led me to
addiction and reintegrated with my family. I'm
currently a 2nd year student at a university
studying Human Resource Management.
There are many things in my life that I
won't be able to fix, the pain and the suffering I put my parents through.
Today I am clean and it feels great. I
'm training to be a Couselor because I wan't to
put my share in, it's purpose and give back what
I took away in my community.
So whoever reads this please choose your friends and company,
we never know when it's to late. Like
they say "2 love life you must like may things,
just do your thing right and everything
else will follow, & keep it simple !!!!!!!!!!!!!
by D.A.S.
