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I struggled with drug and alcohol addiction from age 13 until just a couple of weeks before I turned 30. From age 16, my life included 12-step programs, detox, halfway houses, homeless shelters, and homelessness.
At 21, I found a sober house and stayed abstinent for a year. But for me, that hadn’t yet become recovery. I thought it would be simple. When I relapsed, I thought it would be for one day. That day turned into eight years of hell.
I had no brakes. I had lost the ability to stop, even though I wanted to.
It took an army of people to help me get back to treatment and into a sober house again. Early recovery was a time I hated. It felt so slippery for me. Without people helping, I couldn’t find the resources I needed on my own.
With each relapse, that army can get smaller. Sometimes, by the time we’re finally willing to accept help, we feel alone.
That’s why One More Day exists. I want to connect with people who want to take a step toward sobriety but are scared or confused. I want families in that dark place to find support, too.
If just one person finds this page and discovers a resource—a glimmer of hope that they can break free from the tentacles of addiction and live the life they were meant to—then this page has a purpose.
— Adam