Slave to a Substance: My Journey Through Life as an Opiate Addict

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The Story of Carl:  Tweaker, Professional Thief, and Drama Hound There are ten people living in a small two bedroom home in Las Vegas, Nevada, myself included, and each one of us has a substance abuse problem. The majority of residents are addicted to heroin, myself being the only one who does not use the drug intravenously. No one here has a job, and I am only able to survive because of savings as well as temporary promotion gigs that I get every now and again. Excluding the three individuals who receive passive income, all residents live a life of crime, living a life of crime to survive. There have been days that I have been pulled my my shirt collar by police after matching the description of a thief caught on camera entering the home with freshly stolen power tools. That day I decided to wear my eye glasses, even though I never seem to wear them any other day, and fit the descriptors of “white male wearing a hat and glasses”. After standing around in handcuffs for ar...

  Opiate addiction is extremely misunderstood by those who do not suffer by it. Mothers who have done countless hours of research and investigation still have no clue what really is going through the minds of their children. Friends of those who suffer from addiction have a front row seat to the degradation of someone near and dear. Loved ones and close associates sit by helplessly as the person that they once cared so dearly for slips through their fingers. Addiction hurts more than just the addict, and eventually the people closest to the addict will decide that it is pointless to continue with the relationship.   I have been physically addicted to heroin/opiates since July, 2014. This was not always the case. When I had my first face to face experience with heroin addiction it was with my best friend at the time. My friend, lets call them Bryce, was always the leader of the group. Bryce was athletic, handsome, intelligent, and exciting to be around. Bryce was in a relation...