A Young Woman’s Journey From Drug Addiction to Recovery

April 30, 2018

The below addiction and recovery story was submitted to us by a young woman who would like to be kept anonymous. However, she fervently wanted to share her experience in hopes that it would help others choose a life of sobriety and end their addiction. A special thanks to this young woman for sharing her story with us. To share your story or read more, visit our heroin addiction and recovery forum. You can join by clicking here.

The first time I experimented with drugs I was in elementary school. My dad kept a colossal coke cola tray under the couch that he kept his pot on. He didn’t roll as he went along. My dad would roll them all and leave them on the tray under the couch. So one day I just reached under the couch and grabbed one. My little brother and I ran out to …

It’s Christmas Day and I’m Still Using Drugs…Help

December 25, 2017

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This article was anonymously submitted to us early this morning. We have replied to the woman to see if we can help her find a rehab or a solution to help her with her ongoing problem. Our heart truly goes out to this woman on Christmas Day. Christmas is the day for miracles. Let’s hope and pray she can get the help she needs to stop using drugs.

It’s Christmas day and I’m using drugs. I just can’t help it. I don’t want to, I hate it. I even hate myself. I’ve been using heroin and Cocaine for far too long. But I just don’t know how to quit. And I don’t know how to admit it to my husband. He would be devastated. So here I am, Christmas morning, sneaking away from the family to use Cocaine…and why? To wake myself up. I’m too tired to function without it and …

Getting Arrested For the First Time Buying Heroin and Cocaine

November 28, 2017

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The below addiction blog was submitted to me by a friend of ours who would like to remain anonymous. However, he wanted to share his story, which he claims was one of the most horrifying experiences of his life. Below is his story.

It was just another morning, there was nothing special about it – at least that’s how it started. I woke up a little earlier than I normally did so I could get to Kensington to get my fix of heroin and Cocaine (affectionately known as “powder” on the streets) for a few days. I was using both heroin and Cocaine. I knew they could kill me but I was in too much emotional pain to care. Cocaine would provide me with energy and feelings of happiness and heroin helped relax me and make the “come down” from Cocaine just a little easier to bear. I remember what I …

Joann’s Personal Experience with Suboxone and Methadone

October 23, 2017

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The safety and efficacy of medicine assisted treatment (MAT) is often heavily debated among individuals in the online recovery community. Some are strong proponents of it while others are vehemently against it, claiming its use is just “trading one addiction for another”. So we’ve asked one of our bloggers, Joann Miller to share her personal experience with methadone and Suboxone and to provide us with her opinion of both. Note that the below is just one person’s experience and is not meant to dismiss or discredit anyone else’s.

I often wonder if maintenance drugs saved me from heroin addiction. My story is a little different from most of the stories I have heard. I guess all of our stories are different when it comes down to it but here is a bit of mine. Fifteen years of my twenty-year addiction to opiates was spent on either Methadone or

Norma Garbarek of New Age Recovery is Our Newest Writer/Blogger

June 2, 2017

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As the founder and publisher of Kill the Heroin Epidemic Nationwide and its family of websites and resources, I have had the privilege of working with many talented and dedicated individuals willing to share their wit and wisdom in the name of raising awareness, stopping addiction related stigma, supporting recovering addicts and helping men and women still suffering get the addiction treatment they want, need and deserve. Norma Garbarek of New Age Recovery, an online recovery group on Facebook we now work with (See “New Age Recovery Merges With Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide” for more information) is no exception. Thus, we are pleased to announce that Norma Garbarek (who goes by Norma Jiean on Facebook) is our newest recovery advocate, writer and blogger for Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide, Heroin News and the National Alliance of Addiction Treatment Centers. She will also remain the lead administrator …

My Brother Overdosed on Heroin Last Week…Should I Give Up Hope?

May 23, 2017

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My brother overdosed on heroin this past week. Yes, he survived, this time. Narcan (naloxone) came to the rescue like a knight in shining armor and defeated the very thing we call death, in order to save his life. I am grateful for that. Truly, I am.

But now, I am also facing the reality that the very knight I love, the Narcan that swooped in and rescued him 4 times before this, may not be able to save him the next time. As sinister as it sounds, yes, I say the next time. I only expect what this disease offers.

No one has had more hope for him, than I. When I say that, I mean that. I was always on the sidelines of each rehab stint, calming and encouraging my family, saying things like “this time it will work”, “he is going to make it”, “he won’t die this way” …

Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide Merges with Heroin News

May 16, 2017

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Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide is a network and a family of websites dedicated to helping people still suffering from active addiction get the addiction help and treatment they want, need and deserve. We are also dedicated to providing encouragement and support to recovering addicts and raising awareness. Up until today, Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide possessed 3 websites and 3 Facebook pages. However, today, the Heroin News Facebook page was merged into the Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide Facebook page.

Why Did We Merge Heroin News Into the Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide Facebook Page?

The Heroin News segment of Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide is dedicated to raising awareness and spreading national news about the heroin and opioid epidemic. However, many of the articles we shared on the Heroin News Facebook page were also being shared on the main Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide Facebook page. Thus, instead …

Why Do I Speak Out About My Drug Addiction?

March 23, 2017

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Today, I was reading through some old messages from when I was living in active addiction and regularly using drugs. One of them read as follows.

“I never understood and never will understand why people dig themselves deeper into holes they create. They are comfortable with themselves doing so and they don’t care who they affect along the way. When giving a chance, even if it’s one step in the right direction, they pick up their shovel and dig deeper. Good luck with that. They all took you back. You met our daughter, we met your son, Johnny (name changed for privacy purposes) even watched your son. Be careful not to be hateful towards people you should be grateful for. Now, the last thing I’m gonna say to you Chanda, you need to stop doing drugs. It’s only going to end bad.”

After reading the above message and others very similar, I remembered why I …

He Set Me Free! From Addiction…and Myself

March 18, 2017

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I was born and raised in privilege, the average middle-class American citizen, created by God in His image. I was created to live a full life – to enjoy what He had created and put before me. I danced in His light for many years, preaching a message of faith, hope and love through God’s grace – revealing His light to others. He unveiled to me my purpose, to help others, to pursue a life of godliness devoted to God and a hand to my fellow man. I pursued hopes and dreams in line with His calling and purpose for me. But…

Somewhere along the line, I began to hear others calling my name and I became curious. Was there something bigger and better that would provide more fulfillment and joy? Whispers filled my ears that despite all the good that there was still something missing. Then I heard the promises that my unexplored desires could be …

Chanda Lynn is our Newest Writer / Blogger & Editor for the Heroin News Facebook Page

February 25, 2017

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Kill The Heroin Epidemic Nationwide is on the lookout for talented recovery advocates that can help us with our mission of raising awareness, helping men and women suffering from heroin and drug addiction find the best treatment and top drug rehab facilities and encouraging recovering addicts in their journey towards a better life. Recently, we found Chanda Lynn, an exceptional individual who has already inspired hundreds of thousands through her poetry and advocacy videos. Thus, we are pleased to announce that Chanda Lynn has joined our team of recovery advocates and will be responsible for editing the Heroin News Facebook page and writing blogs, poetry and doing videos for this website community.

As the founder and publisher of this community, I am honored to work with and alongside of some extremely talented, gifted and caring individuals who support our mission to reach and help as many people as …

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