I am a single mother, 43 years old. I am 9 years sober from opioids, and 2 years clean from suboxone. I know there are so many of us struggling to make it everyday. I hope to reach at-least one person to show them it can be done. I was 32 when I came into my “real” addiction. I had met my daughters father who is now passed due to a he disease and he continued to leave me countless times because his ex supplied him with the drugs. This went on for months, until one day he fell off the bed and that’s when i realized I was dealing with way more than I could handle. It came down to “if you can’t beat them join them” so, I stuck a needle in my arm. Something I swore I would never do! I watched one of my best friends struggle for years, later to loose her too. This is just a minute of my story and I hope to go live soon!