Travis grew up in a happy family, had a grandfather and uncle with alcohol problems and was good at schoolwork. Being sporty he found that he fitted in socially but it wasn’t until he discovered alcohol as a 16 year old at the footy club that Travis found that his drinking ability stopped him feeling like an outsider. Moving to the city for he started working a second job in a nightclub and this was his introduction to partying, drugs and free alcohol. Travis was eventually arrested and managed to get bailed to a 12^th step drug rehab where he found Narcotics Anonymous. He now has over a year clean and intends for it to stay that way.

James grew up in the country with immigrant parents and found expectations placed on him difficult to achieve. He was bullied at school, developed an eating disorder and was in trouble with the police before moving to the city at 13 years old and finding alcohol and drugs helped him cope.  James felt overwhelming guilt and shame about using alcohol and drugs and with help from his family also entered a 12^th step drug rehab and found AA and NA about six years ago.  It wasn’t an easy or straightforward process but after a few two year periods being clean and then busting he has managed to stay away from drugs for over a year.

If you’re having problems with drugs of any kind, you can call the Narcotics Anonymous helpline on 1300 652 820 or 0488 811 247 or go online at na.org.au.