Hitting Rock Bottom and Bouncing Back: My Path to Lasting Recovery
When I was 12 I started doing marijuana. That was all I did for 13 years, but on my 21st birthday, I tried cocaine, which was followed very soon by meth and LSD.
I was able to function. I was what I call a methaholic until my early 30’s ― I was addicted and continued to use it but was able to be functional and work. Then I started getting into trouble with the law with charges of possession of controlled substances and possession of firearms, and finally a charge of possession of explosives in a public space. The “explosives” were a large firecracker, but with my previous record, that was enough to get me 2 years in State prison.
When I got out of jail I was not using drugs and got a decent job in which I worked as up operations manager.
Then in 2001, my father died and I became involved with a girl who was doing meth, and I was into drugs again. I was still a functioning “methaholic,” but this could not last, and by 2009 I had lost my high paying job as a distribution center manager.
At this point, I had hit the bottom and seriously considered ending my life. But I decided that was not the way to go and instead, I called a guy I knew who I thought could help me. This saved my life ― he told me about the Narconon program, which he had done himself, and got me to go to Narconon center to give it a try. I went to Narconon and did the program. The program was just what I needed. The people were very friendly and helpful, the food was good, I had many realizations and while doing it. One thing about this program as that is has no time limit, you continue until you finish and are off drugs.
“My recommendation to anyone else who has a drug addiction is to first of all recognize and confront that you have a problem,
and then get help.”
The program itself is done on a gradient and every step has value. For me, there was a pot of gold at every point. I have no desire to do drugs or alcohol.
My recommendation to anyone else who has a drug addiction is to first of all recognize and confront that you have a problem, and then get help. Go to Narconon, get onto their program, and really do it.
K.H., Narconon Graduate
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