Hello Steemit. I decided to tell you about a very personal story in my introduction.
First the basics: I am a 28 year old girl from baltimore. And i was addicated to heroin for 5 years. I want to tell you the story of my addiction in pictures that my friend and photographer Sara has taken during that time. She contacted me when I was 20 years old if she can follow my addiction. I'am clean now for 2,5 years. This is my story:
I was 17 or 18 years old when I first tried heroin. My room mate was the one who introduced me to it.
I started to strip in the local bars in order to afford my addiction.
I usually got high before the show. I just couldn't go up on stage if i wasn't...
At this moment I didnt manage to hit my vein. Those most have been one of the most gruesome moments in my life.
I lost my job eventually. This was taken moments after i took a shot in a hotel room.
I got inprisoned at age 22. Robbery. I got 18 month, my friend Twon who was with me 12 years. Part of the sentence was a detoxification program.
I managed to stay clean for over a year.
I got on it again only a few weeks after that picture was taken. One full year without heroin was such a big thing to me. From there I tried several times to get clean again. The following is me waiting for my meeting.
When I met one of the guards from prison. He really liked me back then. The picture was taken when i just finished my stay at the drug court in maryland that helps people to resocialise after successfuly fighting an addiction.
I met my boyfriend Kyle during the program. We are still together today and are planning our future now.
And this... this is me today.
I'am happy to share my story with people. Maybe it helps someone to see that I'am a normal girl even though I went through this bad period in my life. I hope that everyone here who suffers from an addiction will find strength to overcome it.
Feel free to ask me questions in the comments, if they are not too personal I will try to answer them.