My Addiction Story.
Hi I'm Katie & Im a recovering addict. It dates back to 2014. I was a senior at Romeo High school. Most of my childhood was great, i saw my cousins, i had my family, i had a sister, i had fantastic friends, nothing was ever really wrong in life, except when i couldn't get the color popsicle i wanted. Fast forward into 2014, It was July 4 to be exact. I had been having a rough day, can't remember why but i do remember it was the day a woman i knew rolled me a joint, told me to smoke it later when i was alone, i said okay. Sure enough, i did, & i loved it. Mind you, i tried Marijuana before but never really got high. Id always been against it as well. After that day, i started smoking more frequently. Eventually i had my own bowl, grinder & bought my own weed. Finally, on November 18, 2014, i went to school & ended up getting my car searched for reasons i have grown past. They were originally searching for alcohol, again for other reason. But i had weed, .5 if you want me to be technical. Three officers walked me out of the school & i was taken to Richmond, Michigan police dept. where i was fingerprinted & released. A court date appeared & then several more, i was then put on reporting probation through the city of Romeo, county of Macomb. Year probation, 80 hours community service, live at home, graduate on time, drug test clean, blow clean, etc. From that day my life changed for the worst. Throughout the beginning of my probation i did good, almost was off. In August of 2015 someone introduced me to K2/Spice. I never knew that would be the game changer. I became so heavily addicted to it, it was disgusting. February of 2015 i was in a raid because the dealer had sold some kid LSD & the kid commuted suicide. Luckily, i was not charged with the raid so i didn't violate probation. As time went on it got worse, i lost a lot of my friends, lost myself, lost my cars, lost trust with people, lost the guy i thought i was going to marry. It took over my life, it ruined my life. As an addict our next time to pick up was all we cared about. You have to understand that addiction is a disease & that we lied, stole, etc. to get our need. Anything we did was because of our next time to pick up. We didn't care about the world around us, or the way we were slowly tearing down the people that cared for us along with our addiction. December 14, 2016 i smoked spice and got behind the wheel, after passing out i crossed over into oncoming traffic and crashed into a bush. I work up to cops smashing out the passenger window. I was taken to a holding cell for 12 hours. After being bonded out, i still didn't have the lesson learned, the addiction of disease really got to me. February 17, 2017 i went into Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center after being sentenced 30 days. On my 5th day i was discharged because of my insurance. I used on that day. My probation officer told me to keep testing but i pretty much said screw it. On April 3, 2017 i was sentenced to 45 days in Macomb County Jail. I spent 19 days in jail after being released to Sacred Heart again on April 21, 2017. I missed my appointment, finally i went to Sacred Heart on May 23, 2017. My experience at Sacred Heart tested everything i had in me. I wanted to leave, 4 days in a row to be exact. Today i'm thankful for the people i was with those days, the staff, the other addicts & myself kept me from leaving. I was away for 21 days. It wasn't easy being away for a while but i pushed through it. June 13 I completed Sacred Heart, it felt great getting back out being a different me. Today i'm happy, i'm healthy, i'm clean, i'm improving, im changing, i'm alive, i'm me, & today i don't let anything bring me down, no matter what anyone says to me i got myself & that's the best i can have. I have an amazing family, i have awesome friends, i have a job, i'm in recovery & i couldn't be any more excited for the future than i am today. Thank you ❤️
