Letters from Addicts

I just wanted to than you from the bottom of my heart for bringing your powerful message to us today. Everyone of us that hugged you were showing our love to you from our hearts. The pain and suffering of your loss has touched us so much.
Many of us here today have either taken heroin or known of addicts who have died of this drug
Your story is a nightmare that needs to be told. Addicts need to know it. Families need to need know it and the innocent need it most of all.
I pray that you will have the strength to carry your story far and wide and the comfort from God for your deed to others.
Bless You Anon

I found Elizabeth’s presentation more than a presentation. It was a brave and honest account of her personal experience with the life of addiction. Her experience resulted in the painful, ugly death of her son - she took us on her journey from beginning to the very end. What she went through, you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy and many people don’t realise or think about what impact an addiction has on the lives of their parents .It certainly made an impact on me and really hit home to me the damage and worry I have caused my parents and close family but especially my parents.
Anon

I thought the talk was really powerful and hit a nerve with me with what I have really put my mum, dad and brother through I think personally your talk would benefit schools and parents of school children in a big way and wish I had tis information as a child it will also benefit primary rehabs within the first couple of weeks of beings there to show people what can really happen if they relapse. Well done and all the best.
Anon

I can’t fault the message. I got so much out of it. I need to hear that. I wish you all the best for the future. I hope you keep carrying the message. It showed me what I have put my family through and I don’t want to do it anymore. I think you are very brave and will help many.
Anon

I thought the message you gave was very powerful, honest and moving.
It made me think again about how my family must of felt and what they had gone through when I was drinking. I’m not sure about the death certificate though because it brought up a lot of feelings and emotions around my mum’s death, which took a long time to come to terms with and se wasn’t and addict. upset me. I also think primary care and schools would benefit from “the families” side of things.

I just want to thank you for what you did it was brave, honest and it takes a lot of courage. It made me feel for what I have done to my family. My mum was told I was dead once and was scared to pick up the phone for the fear of it being the police telling her I had died. I  needed to feel bad for what I did in order to stay clean. Shock and scare tactics do work , this would be very useful at primary schools as well. Thank You.
Anon