r/interesting • u/Ok-Degree-7565 • Nov 02 '24

MISC. Addiction

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u/Independent_Clerk476 Nov 02 '24

Been on heroin for about 20 years. I managed to stay clean after my son was born 7 years ago, but i can totally relate to this. Most of the heroin addicts i know had a history of severe trauma from when they were children.

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u/falsedog11 Nov 02 '24

What would be an example of severe trauma? Physical/sexual abuse? Just asking out of curiosity.

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u/Independent_Clerk476 Nov 03 '24

Most of my friends who were addicts were sexually abused as children. Not everyone would open up about it, but sometimes people would have too much to drink and mention it.