Drug Addiction Stories

By March of 2007, Lydia was living a life she no longer recognized.  Her husband was never home, they argued over money, and if she didn’t get to it first, Peter would spend the majority of his dwindling paycheck on cocaine and liquor.   By July, Peter had moved out and Lydia struggled to pay the bills and raise David.  Peter didn’t stop by much anymore and when he did, he looked terrible.  She knew he was spending at least some of his nights in a homeless shelter.

How could life have taken such a turn?  Not even a year earlier she and Peter had been happier than they could have imagined.  Now, she never knew where he was and life was a struggle at best.  She decided she was going to have it out with Peter and try to get him to get some help.  She called a rehab center and talked to a professional about it first.  She felt she had to do something to put their lives back together.

When Peter did come over, she sat down with him and took his hand.  “I want you to get help,” she told him.  Over the next two hours, they talked, shouted, and cried.  They discussed everything.  At first, Peter was reluctant, but then he started to talk.  By the end of the evening, it was Peter who made the call to the rehab center and started asking questions.  The next morning he checked into rehab.

Several weeks later, thinking he had his addiction beaten, Peter checked out of rehab.  The first few days at home were great but then he started hanging around his old friends again, and within two weeks he was back on cocaine.  Sometimes, it happens that way.  If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.  Lydia didn’t wait to confront him this time.  Within a couple of days he was back at rehab.  This time he really applied himself and he worked hard to beat the addiction.  Through holistic healing, time, and treatment, helped Peter to become free of his drug addiction, but he knew it would be a lifelong decision not to use cocaine again.  It had to be for his sake and the sake of his family.  Now Peter is working his way back up the ladder at work, but they did let him come back.  He never believed he could be this happy again, after cocaine, but he was.  He and Lydia had their whole lives to look forward to now.