I got addicted to benzos, dope, and heroin. If you think you can handle your drug use, just remember: you can't.

I say this as a 28 year old man who has been sober for 5 months now. I'm in therapy and doing everything right to succeed. Still, it's been an agonizing process. I've endangered friendship, relationships, and even lives due to reckless behavior. It's affected my career and finances. I got a dui doing something truly, truly stupid (I was on heroin, benzos, and coke at the time). I was in an altercation at a bar where I was knocked out and almost ended up braindead. The list goes on and on.<br><br>For three years, I thought I could handle my drug use. I thought I could stop anytime I wanted. I thought I was intelligent, cunning, and resourceful enough to always come out on top. Until time after time, I proved myself to be a complete idiot.<br><br>I've been to inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, and now I'm in extended aftercare. I've got a sponsor, I'm working on the steps, and I'm going to meetings. If you think you have a problem, you do. Get help. You will only sink deeper into the abyss, and you will lose everything. If not your life, certainly a life worth living.