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Trevor’s Story of Addiction and Recovery

August 23, 2017 By Trevor McDonald Leave a Comment

We welcome stories from people about how they have overcome struggles with addiction and turned their lives around. 

This is Trevor’s story  

People become addicts for different reasons.

In my case, throughout childhood and my teenage years, I couldn’t handle the inevitability of circumstances out of my control, and I never wanted to confront the things that truly hurt me.

Therefore, I turned to external factors to suppress pain, stress, and most of all – sadness. Naturally, I welcomed whatever outlet took the pain away with open arms – especially drugs and alcohol. [Read more…]

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