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When Someone You Know Dies from an Overdose Heroin Memorial Private Facebook Group - www.facebook.com/groups/HeroinMemorial Author: Becca SuvalskyEditors: Buffy Peters & Sasha Mudlaff Grieving the death of someone you love is difficult. When someone you love dies from an overdose, in addition to the myriad of typical grief responses after a dea
Dear Heroin You have ruined the last 3 years of my life. Actually, who are we kidding. You know everything so let's be honest. You made my life passively fun the first year or so in your lesser form. You gave me an escape from the stress, the pain, the boredom. When it 'felt' like I was caving in from everything you made it bearable, fun, warm and
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Dear Heroin: I Lost My 24 Year Old Nephew I just lost my only nephew, aged 24, to alleged heroin overdose. I wish my friends never started using. It has torn me to shreds each and every day for the last 5 years. I wake up every day afraid to check my phone to see if they have overdosed or died. I get a sense of relief when I find o
Dear Heroin: You Took My World I hate you, you took everything from me. On April 21 st at 1034am you took away my angel. We had so much ahead of us, 3 beautiful babies, and one on the way. You were so happy and proud that we would be welcoming Gunner into our lives. My angel was trying so hard to stay on the right path, and be the righteous man. No
Dear Heroin: My Demons Couldn't Drown Me You destroyed my life. I used to be a good kid. I never got trouble. I stood up for what was mine. Don't get me wrong. I had a house, I took care of other people's kids, I had a car. I had it all going on until I snorted my 1st slide of heroin. After that my life went downhill.&
Pictured: Ashley and I two years ago when she was recovering My daughter Ashley Chere Wise, 29 died of an overdose to heroin. She battled an on going drug addiction since teenage years. Her story is similar to so many other victims. She was sweet, had so much potential, has a 6 year old daughter. And it is a horrible disease, an epidemic. What I wa
I just lost my only nephew, aged 24, to alleged heroin overdose. What does one do with this kind of tragic waste? It’s further destroyed our family and driven even more wedges in dysfunctional family relationships, at least for me. This kid was offered and availed himself of every resource - psychiatric interventions for his diagnosed mental illnes
Help Us Help Families In Need.Our nonprofit Heroin Support tries to purchase and donate 2-3 urns per month at an average cost of $125 per urn. We rely on donations and proceeds off the sales of our wristbands. Click here to goto Heroin Support’s Facebook page to donate directly Support Heroin Support & Heroin Memoria
Dear Addict Haters: Hello, you don’t know me but I am an addict. I am one of the “junkies” you love to bash whenever someone mentions addiction on social media or hear it in conversation. I know it’s hard to forgive the things we sometimes do because of our addiction, but I have a question for you. What is the worst thing you have ever done? Obviou
Hi, this is the first time I've put this all into writing. My name is John and I'm in love with a recovering addict. A little about me first. Just a short while ago those words would have been bizarre coming from me. I was a single dad (my son lives with me) he was 12 When i met her. I was an EMT for over 20 years with 3 OD /CPR saves under my belt
The tournament tips off Friday, February 24th at 8 pm We’re in #BFG17! Find out how you can play and help Heroin Support win $10k! How to Donate (click here) View Heroin Support Current Matchup (click here) View the Entire Bracket (click here) Q. What is Brackets For Good (aka “BFG”)?A. Brackets For good is the sport for nonprofits. Inspired
The companies on the attached list have verified they will consider hiring someone who has a criminal record. If the entry says “assorted locations,” each location has their own policy, but the corporate position is positive. Each company has said they will review each applicant on a case-by-case basis. There may be restrictions. Be honest, and foc
A while back, someone posted about finding her daughter in a seedy motel and she gave her a phone and asked her to text every once and a while. I have been looking for it because I want to tell that person that after reading the post, I went and wrote a letter to my mom but there are so many posts.... I have been trying to mend a very broken
What is the Alexandria, Kentucky Angel Program? Beginning October 1, 2016, any person who enters the Alexandria Police Department and requests help with their addiction to opiates will be immediately screened into our Angel Program for placement in a local treatment facility. As a police-led and volunteer supported initiative, officers will connect
We met at 16 years old. That was over 13 years ago, Mike. You reminded me of that all the time. You would say, “You have put up with you for 13 years and you will have to put up with you forever, whether you like it or not.” You would say that whenever I got mad or said how annoying you were. I loved you so quickly, we have had our ups and d
Our Heaven Sent program aims to comfort children who are grieving the loss of a loved one with a heartening gift sent from Heaven. We send each child a blanket personalized with photos of their loved one and any special message that was important between the two of them. While we do this throughout the whole year, and will continue to do so… Right
Alot of people ask me about being an addict and my personal recovery so I wanted to share my story with everyone and show you my reasons why recovery is the only way for me. Warning Lol its long... I was content living in the small town I grew up in. Had a "normal" childhood, other than my parent's divorcing at age 6. I am the youngest of their 3 c
Rest In Peace - May 3rd, 2016 Burlington, Kentucky I wrote this in memory of my brother in law Justin Houze, I hope that this can help someone who is going down the same road that he did. #NKYHatesHeroin Loving an addict is a dangerous gameFor you never know if they will be the sameThey will break your heart and keep you up al
The Plague By Michele N. There is a new plague in town It's spreading all around It does not discriminate All we can do is educate This affects more lives than we know This epidemic continues to grow Doesn't matter your gender or the color of your skin Doesn't care what kind of house you live in It kills women, it kills men Doesn't matter whether y
A Mistress Named HeroinBy Michele N.You said hello and soon she became your mistressGuess it's true what they say, ignorance really is bliss.You thought she was sweeter than honeyYou couldn't see she was only out for your moneyShe made you lie and steal from family and friendsShe tested our love time and time againIt was hard to watch, you were her
To the parents of the still suffering addict. The best advice I can give is not to give up on them, and try to show them there is still hope. Someone in active addiction has none they feel lost and helpless. I have never met an addict who wants to be on heroin. For the most part they all want to quit, they just feel that it cannot be done. T
I am HEROINI destroy homes, I tear families apart, I take your children, and that's just the start. I'm more costly than diamonds, more precious than gold, The sorrow I bring is a sight to behold. If you need me, remember I'm easily found, I live all around you - in schools and in towns I live with the rich, I live with the
Dear Drug Dealer I wonder. If you knew the destruction of what you do- would you stop? Would you tum your life around knowing you where saving lives and families by doing so? If you could follow all the little bags, you exchange for cash. on their full journey, would It make you feel remorse? If you could see the child in fear, hiding in her older
"I wrote this poem when I was locked up. Please do not steal it. I take great pride in my writing but don't share much of it. It is my outlet, one I don't use often enough. Please share the poem all you want but with me Brandon Tyler Bray as the Author. Thank you hope you like it" My Living Nightmare I dread waking upBut I force a smileI try to giv
To: Anyone Who Has Lost A Loved One To Addiction - A Letter From Heaven. Dear Mom and Dad, Words can’t begin to describe how sorry I am. I’ve put you in a position that no parent should ever face. I left – before you. It wasn't supposed to be this way. The natural order of things was skewed by my addiction. I can only imagine the agony you must be
37-year old Matthew Klosowski died from a prescription drug overdose In every conversation I've ever had regarding the disease of addiction somehow the topic always found its way back to the cost. We've all heard the horror stories of how pricy these resort style rehabs are. I can only imagine the dollars spent on advertising. The glossy photos tha
To fall in love with a person after you've been hurt multiple times is a pretty hard task as is. You will always have the fear of being hurt all over again and your trust won't fully be there. But to fall in love with somebody who later on becomes addicted to heroin seems to be at the top of my list of fears. Although I am living through this fear
You say you don't believe in hell? Just look an addict in the eye, You'll think I'm safely at a friends- while I'm in some dirty bathroom getting high. I've always had high morals; Standards stacked against the sky, You sit watching as things disappear, but are too scared to ask me “why.” I stand there, right in front of you, so frail with bones so
Dear Family, Friends, Neighbors, Acquaintances, Co-Workers, Music Associates, and Our Heroes in “The Program,” In the early morning of December 10, 2015, our son, Joshua, died from a heroin overdose. We believe his addiction started about 12 years ago but it’s hard to say for certain because this disease of the Devil entered our home as slowly and
It started out a regular day as he woke up and went to store for a pint of vodka. He was off work but it was pay day so he left around 1230pm to go to pick up his two day check. He got back around 130 pm and he and I finished the pint. About 20 mins later he was slurring his words. I looked at Matt, my friend, and
This is me in active addiction. I've been a Heroin addict for 12+ years now and 5 months away from completing a Level 6 Therapeutic Community in Denver, CO. Oh my, what a crazy road I've been down. I got clean in 2011 till the end of 2013 and seemed to be doing great until the devil reeled me back in one day. Within a week I was right back to
There is no hell quite like the hell of watching HEROIN change somebody you love into somebody you don't even know. How many of you have lived through the hell of watching the disease of addiction destroy an addict's life and the lives of those around them? I am sure most of our readers have been down this road of hell with your addict
“People need to get educated on addiction, so we can change the stigma surrounding the social label of ‘JUNKIE’. Addiction is a brain disease. It’s not like they can just make a choice to stop and it’s over. This disease changes the functionality and structure of the brain. Most of them hate the life they live each day as th
In honor of what would have been his 22nd birthday, I wanted to share what my son taught me about heroin: myth vs. fact.Myth: Heroin is cheap.Fact: Heroin is not cheap. It cost my son numerous X-Boxes, Play Stations, TVs, furniture, IMacs, expensive watches, I Phones, even his beloved Charger. It cost him his dignity, his self-esteem, his self-resp
To My Son's Heroin Dealer: I want to explain the desolation and ruin you left behind because of your greed and complete disregard for human life...unless they had money for heroin. You were supposed to be his friend. What does it feel like knowing you were the one who sold my son his fatal dose of heroin? How do you live with yourself? I remember t
When I first met heroin, it started off as a casual thing. “Only on the weekends,” I told her. I made it very clear. My mind was made up, especially since I had so much to do during the week. She understood her place at that point in time. Then, I realized she made me feel unlike anyone else had made me feel before. She made all my problems go away
Hello my name is Kelly and I'm not an addict and have never done heroin but it has affected my life in so many ways. I just lost my fiancé August 24th 2015. He was found in a waiting room bathroom at the hospital in Camden, New Jersey (where heroin is a huge epidemic right now). He didn't sign in to be seen he just walked in and asked to use the ba
ADDICTIONMy name is called “Addiction”And I want to be your friendAnd have a good time while we’re togetherAnd tomorrow, it can end.I come in many flavorsEach is yours to freely chooseTry me only for amusementWhat have you got to lose?And when you taste my precious venomI’ll become the one that you adoreAnd you’ll come back to me, just one more tim
You never had a problem with buying weed from me in junior high. You seemed to appreciate my proclivity for procuring high quality acid in high school. But when I started smoking meth during my senior year, you called me “a worthless tweeker.” When I missed the SATs because I partied too hard the night before the test, you pointed out how I failed
A boy from my old neighborhood died this week. He was no longer a ‘boy’, he was 26, but to me he was still one of the kids. They ran around in the summer as a pack. You could tell where they were by looking for their pile of bikes. Scenes from those days of innocence keep flashing through my head – when they went from one house to another, rode the
Addicts Disappoint. It Is What We Do My name is Tyler. I am an alcoholic. To declare that to a large audience, to strangers, to non-alcoholics, to people that know me but may not have known this fact, it is intimidating. For a long time now I have been open and honest about being a recovering alcoholic. I do not feel it is s
Two months ago, October 1st, 2015 I made the conscious decision to use heroin. Fortunately, yet unfortunately, I overdosed and almost lost my life. And that was where my wake up call started. When I started into the overdose, I made my way to my mother's bed where I collapsed onto it and started to vomit. Laying in the puddle of vomit, my body was
Dear Lord, we come to you and we pray for all those who are struggling tonight. We ask in the name of Jesus, that you be with each person who is struggling with addiction…whether it be alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, food…sometimes it’s more than one at a time. Lord, you are our deliverer. We can do anything through Christ who strengthens us…but, we
I wish it wasn’t me who was writing this blog. I really wish it wasn’t. I wish I wasn’t handpicked because I have one of the “best handles” on this subject. I wish I wasn’t “qualified” to speak on the heroin epidemic that is a growing problem nationwide. I wish I wasn’t a member of a community no one really wants to be a part of. No one ever says to themselves while reading articles like mine, “I wish I could relate to this.”
Testimony If you would have asked me 8 years ago, if I LOVED pain pills, I would have said "Yeah of course!" Not knowing that my life was starting it's course on a downhill battle. The perkacets was enough for about a year, until I was introduced to heroin right after my son Bentley was born. I lived for it, I dreamed about it, I was in love with h
Heroin "I destroy homes, tear families apart,take your children, and that's just the start.I'm more costly than diamonds, more costly than gold,the sorrow I bring is a sight to behold,and if you need me, remember I'm easily found.I live all around you, in schools and in town.I live with the rich, I live with the poor,I live down the street,
If you have never dealt with addiction either yourself or through a loved one then you need to become educated on addiction itself.