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I sat in my car and cried like I never had. In that moment of sorrow, I re-read his
death announcement post and I noticed his family had put the name of a
treatment center for all his friends to call. They were so saddened by his death,
yet they still wanted to help others. This touched me deeply. The compassion his
parents showed me just by placing that phone number there for me and other
heroin addicts to see broke my heart. I decided to make the phone call. In less
than a week I was at a detox and on my way to treatment.
Today, I have 3 years clean. It is also another day where there will be another
overdose. I never knew how bad the problem had gotten before that day I got
clean because I was in the problem. It is an epidemic in Chicago and most of
Illinois and the Heroin Highway still exists. As of 2016 I’ve learned that heroin
and drug overdoses are also the leading cause of accidental drug overdose
death in the United States. The epidemic cannot be stopped until you, we, us,
heroin addicts stop.
It cannot be done alone. Recovery by entering heroin addiction treatment in
Chicago will require detox, medication and a solid twelve-step program of
treatment. This is what I had to do to end my 6-year addiction to heroin. Jail did
not stop me. My family did not stop me, but my friend’s death and treatment did.
The heroin addiction epidemic in Chicago is only getting worse, so it’s important
to reach out for help if you or a loved one are affected.