Addict

People who have never taken drugs must wonder how someone ends up an addict. The best way I can explain it is this way:

Imagine feeling like you are wrapped up in cotton wool. You feel so safe, like no one can hurt you. That's what it's like when you take heroin, it's so overwhelming it's very hard to stop, it takes away all your cares.

I took so many drugs that at one stage the doctors said my arms might have to be amputated. That's how bad it got. The journey from there to here is hard to believe (even for me!) but it's the journey I've taken over the past few years.