It is amazing being clean!

Not in a million years did I ever believe that getting off of oxy, weed, xany's, coke, meth and boose was possible, but thanks to aN Awesome program I have now been clean for nearly 3 months. My substance abuse began at the age of 13 with a little drinking and some pot smoking. After experimenting with shrooms and LSD I moved to Colorado. Shortly thereafter Cocaine became a staple in my friday night buffet. Partying was a way of life. After tearing my ACL my senior year of highschool depression hit me hard. Drugs were all that mattered as my grades quickly dropped and my tolerance for pain killers quickly rose. Fortunately, I was given an academic scholarship to Regis University. Also, I was fortuNAte to receive my first and only DWAI a week before my first class, that helped a lot with the drinking, but the marijuana, coke and painkiller use continued (just a lot lighter). By the grace of God I graduated with honors amidst rampant cocaine addiction. I had a great job for the Colorado Avalanche/ Denver Nuggets. Sadly, after graduating in December of 2003 I was introduced to 20, 40 and 80mg. Oxycontin. My life would never be the same. Over the past 4 1/2 years of use I have been to inpatient rehab twice, Intensive outpatient once, lost dozens of jobs, collected two felony charges for writing my own prescriptions and severed almost every meaningful relationship I have ever had (including my parents). I crossed lines that I never thought I would cross, all because I am an addict. I made mistakes that a "normal" person could never fathom. However, I am now dedicated to living my life clean and sober, One Day At a Time. It's not that tough, it is actually rather simple, but if you want what I have you have to be willing make the effort. Easy Does It is my motto. I know how bad it was out there on the frontline, doin whatever it took to get that next fix: it sucks. All I know is that I will be goin to bed tonight clean and waking up tomorrow clean, God willing.