“The next time you look at an ‘addict,’ ‘druggie,’ or ‘junkie,’ try seeing a human being instead. You’d be surprised how much showing a little compassion can help someone else.” ~ Thom Delaney
With a career as a business development executive in the education sector, Delaney had a life that he said “appeared happy externally.” But Thom was using drugs as a way to self-medicate after a traumatic childhood and adolescence. He started with alcohol, then turned to cocaine use at 18 years old, and continued on with exploring other drugs, including ecstasy, acid, MDMA, and ketamine.
His dependency on drugs took “everything precious” in his life from him and the ketamine destroyed his bladder. Doctors warned him that if he didn’t quit he’d be dead in a month. Thom didn’t want to be dead more than he wanted the drugs so that death notice was what he needed to seriously step into the world of recovery and a whole new life.
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