Heroin... Black death

I am 22 years old and recovering from a very rough 2 year addiction to heroin. I'm not like most addicts, I got addicted hard and quick.

I was shooting up about a gram a day within 6 months. My life went on an endless spiral downwards. I detoxed about every other month but went right back as soon as i was released and went to rehab more then eight times and every time I was released from that, i relapsed immediately as well... I was what most would call a hopeless cause...

Until I met my soul mate, Billy*, he was the light that brought me back to life... I was detoxing for what felt like the thousandth time, nothing different until I met him...

He made me smile, laugh, feel again when i'd numbed myself for so long... i wanted to hold onto that feeling of good forever... i called him the day i was released.

He was out soon after and he was moving 2 states I followed him to where he was going to get away from the drugs and addicts i knew... I'm proud to say, we are about to get married and start a family and I've been drug free since!