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I spent some of my childhood in Apomu, Ikire Osun State. At age 14, I was smoking cigarette multiple times a day, this is because this is what my grandmother sells.Smoking cigarette helped me forget who I was, the feeling of getting out of my own skin was amazing
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Since that first hit, I loved it. I knew then, I am able to get out of myself and I can use this substance to change how I feel, or not feel at all. Thats exactly what I wanted at that point in my life

At age 15, I was smoking marijuana any moment I could and soon found out that everyone around me was drinking alcohol so I thought I would try it. I thought my parents and siblings drink so it couldnt be that bad. I drank so much that first time that I got very sick

Truth is I didnt like drinking but it was socially acceptable so I drank as much as I could. I couldnt seem to get enough. My drinking and using marijuana continued for two years.

At age 17, I began to wonder, I began to realize I was not good at school or sports, so what am I going to do with my life.
I was hanging around with the wrong people who told me that I didnt need school and all I needed was them, and it will be alright

I believed them. I was looking for something to belong to. I felt at home.
I said yes and used cocaine for the first time. It didnt phase me and I began using

cocaine at school and eventually got enough so that I could make some extra cash. One of my mistakes was bringing this substance to school to sell to my classmates.I was very successful with this business but the principal caught on and long story short, I got kicked out of skul

My family was furious. I continued my schooling at home and did quite well. My family thought it was all over there. But it did not change who I was spending my time with. It did not change my relationship with drugs and

alcohol.
From what I remember, it was to be cool to fit in with a certain crowd. As far as I could remember I did not fit in with anyone and wanted to be apart of something.

I just wanted people to enjoy my presence and to like who I was, but to tell you the truth, I didnt know who I was and I didnt like myself. I felt worthless from a young age and that developed into an even lower level of self-esteem as a teenager.

At some point in my 20s, I was deep serious and used to drinking and smoking marijuana. I felt loved, not from people but by this substance. This was the sickest and most toxic relationship I have ever experienced in my life. I was addicted since day one. Since .

that first time I smoked a joint. But I thought this was the life. This is the way to live. This was the connection I had longed for. Nothing stood in between myself and the relationship. I was lonely. I lost everything.

An amazing career, lifelong friends. I burnt those bridges. I didnt mean to.
Drugs didnt do this to us; addiction did. That is what we have to overcome, because there will always be drugs no matter what.

Even if drugs were eradicated, there would be something else feeding addiction. We must deal with and think beyond addiction. At some point, I decide to go addiction treatment.

This was awesome, it is a decision that changed my life for the better, I got help with that problem. Thats not to say that I am perfect. I do absolutely have problems

I later found out through my family history that I was wired an addict since the day I was born. But now I can deal with that. I have the tools to be alright with myself. I love myself today.

I love who I can be and who I am. I learnt that it is okay to be who I was. I'm proud of who I am today. @SundayDareSD
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