Addiction in America

[Mousey Girl]

I have a very addictive personality. My dad is an alchoholic, and my sister and I are sure we got the "gene." I have had more than my fair share of addictions. I think that AA does a lot of good for a lot of people. At one point my mom was going to Al-anon. The most important thing she learned from that was that his alchoholism was not her fault, and out of her control.

When I was 18 I tried crank (meth) for the first time. That was all it took. I was hooked from the first line. I have very little sinus tissue left because of it. I never shot up or smoked it.

When I was 20 I woke up one day and looked in the mirror. I took a long look. I decided I didn't like who I had become. I liked that I was thinner, but I could admit I looked like crap. That morning I flushed everything down the toilet and walked away from that lifestyle. I stopped hanging around with those people, made new friends. I focused on my school work and made the Dean's list.

I have no tollerance for Team Challenge. I know of only 3 people that have remained drug free after 6 months.


For me it has been 19 years since I did the flushing. I have never, ever regretted it. Yeah, I smoke cigarettes, but that is all I will smoke. I have no problem with what other people do, but it is just not a lifestyle I ever want to go back to. I also have a wonderful young man in my life and I need to be a good role model for him.