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Rose Ann King
Radcliff, KY
My name is Rose Ann and I currently live in Radcliff, KY. I am 42 years old, a divorced mom, and I have two wonderful children ages 17 and 21. I also have a beautiful grand baby that just turned one in July 2007.
My story is not one in which I used drugs when I was a kid or a teen. I didn’t starting getting into drugs until I was 28. I have relapsed many times; the last time was May 2007. I was well adjusted, living life as a single mom after divorcing my first husband of 8 years. I started using cocaine heavily when I met a guy that I later moved in with. He was selling drugs. Eventually, I wasn't getting enough drugs at home, so I started buying my own on the side. I started to write checks for cash--bad checks that were not mine. I eventually I was arrested , not once, but twice, and served over a year in jail. I also received a 2nd felony, and a state prison I.D. number. Before I served time in prison, for my second offense, I was released into rehab in Elizabethtown, KY. I stayed 30 days in an inpatient program and went into a transition home for women for 6 months. I was able to put together 2 1/2 years of clean time when I relapsed. Let me tell you, relapse does happen.
I today have no desire to use again. I am very active in getting my community involved with drug awareness; I go to support meetings; I have a sponsor; I and am focused on my life. I am a full time student as well. To not have the desire to use again means that I had to be honest and ask myself many questions. One that I ask myself all the time is, “am I really ready to stop using?” I am. I almost landed in a mental institution due to my last relapse and poor choices I had made. I had enough of the drugs, the style of living and just the pure hell of my addiction. I came very, very close to a mental breakdown. Luckily for me, I found a way out. I have overcome the obstacles that led me to stay with someone that was very unhealthy for me. Today, I enjoy my life living alone. I love school and I have goals now that I never had before. I am alive, healthy and living life to the fullest, but a clean and loving life today!
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