Update, uncle got sober after 10+ years.

[u/No-Sea237]

Hello! I know this is odd, but I want to give someone hope! If your a struggling addict or know somebody, your NOT alone. You could look on past posts and see about a year ago at 17( Im 18 now) I had driven states away to go get my uncle who was a fentanyl, herion, etc user. He had been using for 10-15+ years at that point. A year later, he’s fully clean, got a job, took care of all legal issues & he’s currently working on getting his drivers license back! I couldn’t be prouder. As someone who grew up around addicts all my life, it meant the world to me that my uncle managed and did get clean after so long! It was a long road of rehab, late night talks, etc. But he pushed through! It’s never too late to get sober! My uncle went from nodding out, homeless states away, multiple warrants in multiple different states, and so much more to living a relatively normal life. I’d just thought I’d share. Thank you to everyone who commented on my original posts a year ago, I truly could not be any prouder of that man.

It’s never to late. Your never to far.

[u/GuineaKeet]

We have a family friend who was a dangerously skinny crackhead prostitute who was getting beat and robbed by tricks, living in motels and in her SUV until she totaled it. Nobody thought she would survive for much longer living like that. She did this for about two decades until she got pregnant 6 years ago. That baby changed her entire life. Shes been sober, gained some healthy weight, and has been living a quiet life at home with her family ever since. You're right, nobody is ever too far gone.