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by Joy Brooke
(New York)

Growing up I had an older brother who I looked up to...I thought he was the coolest person in the world so naturally I followed in his footsteps...that included his addictions to cocaine.

Together we tried cocaine, and together we became addicted, but separately we are recovering.

In high school I lived off cocaine...I couldn't get myself up in the morning without blowing a line off the bathroom sink. In a nutshell- it took over my life and my brother's too.

My brother is still an addict but I am trying to overcome my addiction. BUT now that I am in college it is so hard to avoid it. It's everywhere...and nobody understands what I went through..and I don't have the courage to tell them.

I need support to help get overcome my addiction and avoid falling back into the trap while I'm surrounded by it. I think if I tell my friends, they will be more aware and know not to offer it to me..but I fear that they will drop me as a friend and judge me for my past.

What should I do?

How should I seek help?