The Addiction Manifesto

Recovery from anything is possible if you have hope. The Addiction Manifesto is the story of the trials and tribulations of a recovering addict on the road to recovery. For 20 years JR Weaver ran the streets, homeless, hopeless, Godless, and lost to the reality that his life was worth anything more than the next hit or drink. That is exactly what substance use disorder does, it blinds one to the reality or reasons behind why one's life has become unmanageable and spiraled out of control. It breaks a person down from the inside out, piece by piece, until there is nothing original left inside. It takes us away from everything and everyone that might cause us to rethink our choices, and isolates us from the voice of reason until the only voice we hear is the voice of addiction. Then it owns us.  JR Weaver's story is filled with ugly memories of times when he tried to fight back, but it always ended up the same-addiction knows that all it has to do is wait patiently for a person to take that next hit and they are right back to doing its ugly bidding. JR needed help but didn't know how to ask for it-not until he hit rock bottom and ended up in prison. He hopes hearing his story helps at least one person onto the path of knowing they deserve a far better life than they might currently believe...and gives them hope.