Most Drug Addictions Start With Trying Marijuana At High School

I had to write and say thank you for the help and support I received during treatment for my drug addiction. I first began using cocaine when I was 16 years old and continued through my college years and into adulthood. Being an addict, I was afraid and ashamed of my addiction and tried my best to hide it from my family and friends, but to them it was clear there was a problem. I was scared that if I admitted the truth, my family would turn their back on me and my friends would abandon me, the fear and shame were a large part of why it took me so long to seek treatment. However, once I realized the full extent of the situation, I was ready to find a drug treatment center to help me beat my addiction.

When I started using drugs, it began with smoking marijuana at a high school party one night and soon I found myself on the slippery slope of harder drugs such as LSD, cocaine and Ecstasy. What I know now is that I was using drugs to avoid the pain of a bad home life, my parents were divorcing and it was hard for me to accept. I began using drugs to forget about my pain and to help me fit in with my peers, I didn't realize then that drugs were so dangerous, as a teenage I felt invincible. Drugs allowed me to escape and go into my own world; I didn't have to deal with the problems of my broken home.

When I turned 18 years old, I had a shocking reality check when one of my best friends died as a result of a heroin overdose. I briefly stopped using the harder drugs and went back to occasionally drinking and smoking more marijuana. Again, I was in denial that I had a bad problem with drugs; I was out of control but still in denial. It was only after seeing my friend die that I realized it didn't matter what kind of drugs I was doing, I was going down a destructive path and needed to enter a drug treatment center.

After much soul searching and realization, I knew I truly needed some kind of help. This is when I chose to enter Transformations Treatment Center and turn my life around. I was 22 years old and into my third year of college and felt sick and tired of the control drugs had over my life. I was missing classes, skipping out on important lectures, ignoring my responsibilities and doing whatever I could to use cocaine, LSD and Ecstasy. Between the years of my parent's divorce and my best friends overdose, I had slowly become wrapped up in drugs; I didn't want to do anything else. I needed help desperately and Transformations Treatment Center answered my prayers and saved my life.

Through enrolling in their drug treatment center, Transformations was able to show me how good life could be without drugs. I was able to reaffirm my relationship with my family and take responsibility for myself for the first time in my life. I realized doing drugs was not the way I wanted to live and that God had a better plan in store for me. I turned my life around and for the first time in almost 8 years, I was able to wake up and feel good about where my life is and where I am going. I am no longer a slave to my addiction and have found true purpose and meaning in life. Transformation Treatment Center not only saved my life, they gave me a reason to hope for a better future.

I would recommend to anyone needing help to enter a drug treatment center it can mean the difference between life and death. Transformation Treatment Center provided me with the help and guidance I needed to get my life back on track. I was given counseling and therapies (both family and individual), supported and encouraged each step of the way. Without their help, I would not be here today. Thank you Transformations, I thank you, my family thanks you and I owe so much to you all, without your help I would not be where I am today!

- Linda T

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