The struggles and triumphs of an addict

'Addicts perish on a lonely Island of Addiction in midst of a vast ocean of pharmaceutical prosperity' (a Dr King quote I fit to this narrative) Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) better known as trauma intertwine with teenage addiction into a strangling rope of death and family destruction. I have a story that resonates with our youth. I have a story that will save lives. This is not bravado or arrogance. It's me sharing my tragic circumstances and my mistakes. My journey from abandonment at birth to violent sexual abuse from 3-5. From falling asleep driving at 19, killing my friend, and breaking my back to 10 years later while only a semester away from a psychology degree and working in management at Citigroup getting in a 2nd accident and breakng my neck becoming disabled.  Sharing my 14 year struggle with a pain medication harder to quit than heroin. Sharing what a year of torturous withdrawal was really like, but most importantly sharing how the seeds of aband...

Texas dad accused of killing stepson, 3, who wouldn't stop jumping on bed A North Texas man shot and killed his 3-year-old stepson because he was upset the boy was jumping on the bed, authorities said. George Coty Wayman, 18, was arrested on capital murder and criminal trespass charges in the death of the toddler, Dominic Tra’Juan Castro, the   Wichita Falls Times Record News   reported Thursday. He was being held on bail of more than $500,000 . Wayman had scolded the boy for jumping on the bed in a trailer home in Bellevue, a small town near the Oklahoma border, Tuesday afternoon, the paper reported, citing an arrest affidavit . The boy’s mother and other adults were in the trailer at the time, the paper reported. When authorities arrived they were initially told that Dominic was jumping on the bed and that his actions accidentally caused the gun to discharge,   KFDX-TV reported. The authorities said they were eventually told that Wayman pointed the gun at t...

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LEXINGTON, Mo. - A Lexington, Missouri, mother is behind bars after a picture of her allegedly smoking methamphetamine next to her infant was posted to Facebook. Richmond police arrested Ashley Lewis and charged her with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The picture shows Lewis, who police identified, holding a glass pipe with a lighter underneath. A child is lying on the couch right next to her. According to the probable cause statement, Lexington police were forwarded the picture. The caption underneath read: “Please help my friend Ashley Lewis and I stop using meth. We can’t even stop if there is a baby around. We really need help! SHARE THIS POST IF YOU WANT THIS BABY GIRL ... Original source yahoo.com https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/facebook-photo-mom-smoking-meth-130045970.html