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 I hit rock bottom using meth

As with a lot of addicts, I have an extensive background. At the age of 13,  I was using marijuana and drinking alcohol, by 16 I was using acid and speed. I got pregnant at 17 and did have enough sense to quit using during my pregnancy, but as soon as my baby was born, it was right back to partying for me. Black beauties were my favorite, just what I needed to shed those extra pounds I gained while being pregnant. I got involved with a guy who was a big weed dealer, I'm talking dealing bales of pot, not just bags. We stayed together for about 4 years and I had two more kids with him. Each time I did clean up, but went right back to using when I delivered. When my youngest was about 6 months old, I started going out drinking with my niece, every weekend I was out, while my husband was in Texas picking up pot. I started using cocaine and sleeping around with other men. My marriage ended and I went wild being single. Luckily I had my dad to take care of my kids. I went through two house fires, a serious car accident that nearly killed me, my youngest son was diagnosed with cancer, my parents deaths and my sisters death, and still I continued to use. I have had several bad relationships, got busted for drugs, got the shit beat out of me, got involved with meth and that shut me down. I hit rock bottom using meth. Went to prison and court ordered treatment. I have been clean now for 6 years. My sobriety birthday is 10-13-97. Since I have cleaned up, I have new relationships with my kids, I have been going to college for 3 years to earn an associate degree in nursing. I have earned a license and have a great job as an LPN at a big hospital in DM. I have money in the bank, a roof over our heads, and I have NA, a sponsor, and am truly a grateful recovering addict. My goal is to be a chemical dependence treatment nurse when I am done with school and I would like to chair a meeting in the Mitchellville prison.