Roll Call..I hope this brings some of us back around!!

[VICourageous]

For the new ones. Roll Call is the time to give us a reply on how much clean time you have in. It does not matter if it is only 1 hour. Also I would like to know how all of you have been working it or the changes you have made to get this far. Hope to bring some of the "old timers out".

My name is Vickie and I have..
1348 off of Street Drugs and Prescribed Meds.
4436  off of the Booze.

I came clean back in 2012 at the age 56. I started taping in drugs & booze in the later 60s and this went off & on for yrs. Because of them times of peace, love and all above, environment played a big role. I have always believed in my Lord, but for some reason I never thought anything about it being wrong. When I got clean I did surrender it back. When I had 18months in things where going good. I went to meeting every night and church. Then when I had lost my Mom, Dad, Father-in-law, Dog and a few friends all in a 90 day period, my world fell apart. I was mad at my God. I kept writing in my journal on here in them times of heart aches. These Angles out here kept me on the straight and narrow road. If it was not for my MH Family I might not be here today. Then a few months after my losses I found out I had a silent Heart Attack and needed to have 2 stents put in. This really gave me a wake up call. I have always ate very healthy and exercised, so for me I just know that my drug use had so much to do with this. All this time I still went to Meeting and Church but I also had to add some more Support. I went to Drs for advice, a counselor a few times, grieving groups and so forth. My wheels where spinning and I was living in the Addiction tunnel all the time. It was not until I REALLY turned my life back to my God that everything came to a Closer. I now have SO much more Faith and just know that my God saved me for a reason. At my age now, I am loosing friends left & right, but this time I can handle it. I used to lay around and just think to myself I was not going to be here on Earth much longer. My Lord had shown me the way and I know I will be around here for awhile. At least if I do go, I know where I am going and I am so Grateful to go clean & sober.

I am sure others have had there own pain & hurt in life. For me it just made me even stronger.
Please share your own story.
Bless All of You!!
Vickie

[gnarly_1]

Hi  my name is mark  im grateful to be here grateful to be clean  for me it was the end of a 35yr long addciton  the last 10 on opiets then 7 more on methadone...I was told at the clinic I would be on it the rest of my life.....Bull sh i t...well the detox from methadone almost killed me  I was dope sick for 90 days  when I gave up hope my substance abuse conslor Paul would keep me going...he would always say '''you feel better then the first week right""  and reluctantly I would say yes today I have been clean 2422 days from opiets and going strong I had a ishue with perscribed bezo's  (XANEX) and kicked them 56 months ago today I live mind altering drug free to do that I work the N/A progam  have a home group have a sponcer have sponcee's and hit 3 to 4 meetings a week and speak at the local rehab here in phoenix twice a month..it is what it takes to keep a old dope fiend like me clean.....it is still less work then using 24/7 for all starting out you can learn from the school of hard knoks or you can follow a progam of recovery......my life is full my family is back and my life is second to none do what ever it takes b/4 this diease kills you  your friend and fellow addict Mark

[littlebit667]

It has been about 6 years ago that I crawled here trying to figure out if I was addicted to opiates.  It did not take me long to figure out I was!  I was also out of my depth.  Tried twice to kick it.  I listened to others here who said getting clean meant coming clean.  The last time I told my doctor, my husband and my 2 adult children.  With their help I got clean.  It took this group to show me the way.  

I have been almost 4 1/2 years clean.  I told my new doctor about my past to be safe (my old one retired).  I am now 65 and pretty happy.  My daughter is about to make us grandparents and I will be proud to hold that child.

Congrats to all who have made it to to those who are trying.

[Soulscapex]

hello, i have 35 days clean off of methadone.

[VICourageous]

Thanks so much for stopping bye.
All of you are a BIG inspiration to this community. I read everything all of you say.

I know we have more out here.
Come on in the price is right..It shows it can be done. Congrats to all of you for staying alive & well.

[vicki595]

Ha! I'm an "old timer"... I was 6 years clean from barbiturates in April. The addiction is just a bad memory now and I hope it will be that way for everyone who is new here. Just do it and don't look back!  Get treatment, look ahead, make plans, find a hobby, and exercise!

[jerry4664]

hey hey hey.. looks like some new members need some help..