Drug Addiction: Is It to Late for Me to Start Over?
Question by Derek: Is it to late for me to start over?
I’m 17 and currently addicted (mentally) to: OC, crack, and meth, i’m a recreational weed user, and after i almost died from a meth overdose last month, i’ve really been re-thinking my whole life, and wondering if its to late to start over.
It more or less started when i was 11, when i broke my collarbone – it was broken in 6 places, long story- and got prescribed OC to help with the pain, and got about 50 tablets a month or 3 months, and slowly got addicted to it. i would fake pain to go to the ER to get more, and even after it was completely healed i would still tell my mother that it was hurting and to go get more oxy.
Now i grew up in between Inglewood and Compton and my friends had been getting into drugs in about 7th grade, and by then doctors had “decided” that the pain in my collarbone was going to be either very long-term or permanent, even though there still was none. It never healed properly, and to this day it sticks out about an inch near my shoulder, and i think that is the only reason the believed me.
When my friends heard i was still getting OC pills, they convinced me into selling them for big cash, about 40$ a pill for the 80s i had at the time. That lead into more and more, as said. I started using meth when i was 13, regularly using crack when i was 15 (other than the occasional use at parties) and weed i’ve been smoking since i was 8 years old. I;ve spent countless thousands of dollars, and dropped out of school at 16, and currently work 3 jobs so i can get money to supply my “addictions”. After said incident, i’ve really wanted to restart my life, but everyone (most people around my area, schools, workplaces, colleges…..) know that i deal drugs, and i’m worried that i won’t be able to go back into highschool to finish my junior and senior years, and eventually get into college, if any would even look at me as a possible applicant with my record.
I just want honest answers, none of this bullshit telling me how stupid i was (correction AM*, but thats only because of the relapses that i know would follow my halting of using drugs), and PLEASE don’t spew out any religious bullshit at me, i will ignore it, and report you, i have no interest in any of it, i can handle my life without some “god”, thats what other people are for 🙂 thanks for any helpful advice i might get
Best answer:
Answer by Abby B
no it’s not to late.You need rehab and support.Religion is often a key step in the detox process B/C when everyone incuding your self let’s you down it doesn’t.Hope this doesn’t offend you but please seek help.
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