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October 15, 2009
 

A Touching And Inspirational Story

It's not often I write a blog about a blog but today I read one of the most amazing stories ever.  The story is of one Bernadette Brice or @Trumpette1 as she is known on Twitter who is a trumpet playing mother and former heroin addict.  Her blog tells the tale of how she got into and out of the drug scene; going in is pretty easy but getting out is something so few people manage.

It is worth reading every post on this blog in chronological order as it reads so well.  I was touched and inspired by this story as I hope you will be too.  When you read it, please pass it on to as many people as you can.  Raising awareness and gaining understanding of this subject goes a long way to helping solve the problem.

Bernadette's blog can be found here:
http://bernibrice.posterous.com/

Please read it and pass it on.

Bernadette, I truly admire your courage, strength and confidence.  You are amazing!

Filed under  //   addiction   amphetamines   bernadette   berni   blog   brice   drugs   heroin   trumpette1   trumpettes  

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February 12, 2009
 

My Battle With Addiction

Don't worry, I'm not into smack, crack, coke or anything like that.  My demon is caffeine.

I've given it up because I've been having trouble sleeping.  I never slept much anyway but lately it has been getting ridiculous so it is time to act.  I drink far too much coffee, tea and I'm rather partial to energy drinks like Red Bull.

I thought it would be easy because I honestly didn't believe it was *that* addictive and I had no idea that I had such a hankering for it.  Oh how wrong I was.  Only on my second day and I'm getting snappy with work colleagues, I feel exhausted and have had a headache for two days.  On top of that, I'm finding it incredibly hard to concentrate on my work.  Ironically this is like an amplified version of what I'm like when I've had very little sleep.  Funny how addictions do that to you...  When you try to exorcise your demons they hit you with everything they can to try to convince you that you're better off with them than without.

I'm trying to stave it off with ginger nut biscuits and decaffeinated coffee.  Also drinking loads of water but right now I just want a proper coffee with proper caffeine in it.

I must be strong.

Just one won't hurt.

Don't do it, Lee!

One little cappuccino...

NO!

Crikey this is actually very hard but if I can do this...  Cigarettes watch out.  You're next!

Filed under  //   addiction   caffeine   coffee   decaffeinated   drugs   red bull   tea   will power  

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