My early years pre-addiction

My early years pre-addiction

I was born in 1975 to a loving mother and father and a brother 3 years older. I was raised in the mid north coast beach town of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales. Life was pretty good for a young boy growing up on the coast. I was a long lanky kid with ginger hair and...
Getting sick

Getting sick

All my life I’ve never really suffered from colds or the flu.  My Mum said I had the measles as a young boy and I had chicken pox in my 20’s but that’s about it. The first sign of a cold, during my days of using drugs (clean over 3 and a half...
7 ways to support your partner in drug recovery

7 ways to support your partner in drug recovery

Today’s blog post is written by my partner, Anne.  When I first met Damo, he was quick to share his history of drug use and now recovery, which I appreciated and it didn’t make any difference to the way I felt about him.  We all have a past and...
In the beginning…

In the beginning…

Welcome to my blog. Here I will be writing about many things. From my experience in drug addiction through to my current life of sobriety. I have been passionate about music all my life and it helped get me through some very dark and some very great times in my life....