INSPIRATIONAL
More
Than A Statistic
Adelle Howells
At 5 years old, I walked into the
kitchen to find my mum going
cold turkey on the floor and all I
could think about was finding
her medicine (that’s what I
called it back then) if I could find
that, then I could make my
mum better.
I was born in Manchester and
went to my first primary school
in Old Trafford. I had no idea
but that school was the first of
13 different schools I’d end up
going to. I didn’t think my life
was any different to anyone
else’s. It wasn’t until I was
about 10 yrs old and we were
living in Radcliffe, that I realised
my mum was an addict.
It turns out my dad was an
addict too but he didn’t live
with us because he split up from
my mum before I was born, so
he used to come and see me
every now and then until
eventually he stopped coming.
Drugs, alcohol and violence
were always on the scene when
I was growing up.
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JASMINE'S PLACE
Adelle's life was
characterised by drugs,
alcohol and violence.
But then something
happened that turned
her whole life around.