Emma grew up with a dad who was a sailor and absent for long periods. Her siblings were pretty successful but she felt like she didn’t fit in and was picked on as a kid.  Emma’s sister started her drinking as an 8 year old and she progressed to pot at 13 and drugs at 15.  A friend gave her heroin at 17 to lose weight and she was hooked from the start. Emma got involved in violent relationships and had a child at 20 and twins a few years later. She got onto ice and had her children removed as she was deemed to be a hopeless addict. Emma had a spiritual awakening and was able to stay off the drugs for a year before she found Narcotics Anonymous and her recovery began.  Now in NA for over 2 years Emma can now look forward to tomorrow and is enjoying studying and her involvement in youth work.

Kiandra lived a pretty sheltered life, was a high achiever at school but felt like the black sheep of the family.  In early high school she had some mental health issues and started to self-harm.  Kiandra started using marijuana as a 13 year old and found it helped her cope with her messy life, including a pregnancy, miscarriage and time in a psych ward. Around 18 she fell into a relationship with an abusive ice addict, started using ice as well and over 3 years continued to leave him only to return shortly after.  Rehab was the turning point and provided access to NA, which gave her hope for the future. Now with 2 ½ years clean, a partner in active NA recovery and a 6 month old child Kiandra has every reason to love life.

If you have a problem with drugs of any kind, you can call the Narcotics Anonymous helpline on 1300 652 820 or 0488 811 247 or go online at na.org.au.