I'm the mother of a recovering heroin addict, Kevin. Throughout his addiction I supported him as best I could, but it went on for around 10 years, on and off, and it was very hard to deal with. I didn't have any one who understood anything about addiction to talk to, and as it was my first experience of it also. I didn't know what to expect or even hope for.
I became a volunteer with Wired In to use my personal experiences of my son's addiction, to try to help others who had loved ones going through the same. I now know that there is always hope that things will change for the better, even when that might seem impossible.