It’s stories like this that show us that addiction is everywhere, we really don’t know what people are dealing with or struggling with. Addiction doesn’t care about your race, color, religion or job, it’s equal opportunity destruction. This former police officer faces some real life challenges now, the drug court is the easy part, it’s the rebuilding of his life afterwards that’s going to be the real battle. When I say this could be your child, your nephew, your neighbor, your high school best friend, it can be anybody, it’s not just the ones we see walking the streets, because they were once just like you with their life ahead of them until something changed in them. Addiction breaks us down piece by piece, slowly we allow it to consume us then we become it’s prisoner. Those of you that have battled back to get your life back...I applaud you !! Those of you still trying to unlock the mystery of addiction to find your life again, I salute you too!! Those of you that are helping someone battle their demons, I respect what your doing because I know it’s not easy and you want to help them but you just can’t figure out what it’s going to take to get them better. Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. A better way to live is possible. Recovery works. I was the guy that had nothing left to give to my addiction and was ready to tap out but I decided I would try to sober up one last time. And on 11-10-17 I quit everything, and every day I questioned myself if I could make it, and after a few weeks I started to believe that I could make it, after a few months I knew I was going to make it. God didn’t miraculously ‘heal’ me, and He won’t miraculously ‘heal’ you either. But what He will do is give you the strength, courage and people that can help you get better. You may not believe in God, and that’s ok, because He believes in you, just like He believed in me. I’m still sober today because He moved mountains and gave me the strength to become the real ‘me.’ I’ve learned a few things on my journey from ‘hopeless addict that people didn’t want to deal with’ to this guy that wants to help the world find their way out of the darkness. Don’t judge the addict, help them get better.
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