My name is Breanna Hague and I live at House of Hope. When I was 15 years old my dad was diagnosed and soon after passed away from Melanoma Skin Cancer. My life from that point on came crashing down around me. To me, my life was over.
At the age of 16, I started experimenting with drugs, first weed, then alcohol and Hydrocodone. For three years I numbed my pain but was still, in my head, a functioning addict. That was until the summer of 2009, when I was introduced to Oxycontin. In less than 5 months Oxycontin turned my life upside down and backwards until I hit bottom and was sitting in Kootenai County Jail.
I can say I had no control over my drug use because of my dad’s death or because addiction was too strong but I truly believe I did have control and I chose to let it consume my life, take over my responsibilities, all moral and values I ever had for myself.
It was in Kootenai County Jail I truly found God and I was blessed with the opportunity to plea to Drug Court and get my record clean once again. God gave me the chance to come to 24/7. My relationship with God has skyrocketed. I have so many amazing people surrounding me now. God is amazing and the more I learn and walk in His path, the more He continues to open doors and bless me. I know I have a great purpose and I’m excited to see what God has in store for me.
Today I have a peace in my heart. I know I can overcome this and I know that I need to be honest with myself and others. I know one day I will look back at all of this and understand it was a trial period .It does not need to continue. I am ready to do whatever it takes to recognize and fix the problem areas in my life so I can avoid any chance of relapse or stumble in my road to recovery.