Over the past couple years I have written about addiction and recovery because I wanted to expose the truth about it and somehow make a difference in the way that society views those in active recovery and also active addiction. These are good people, these are your neighbors, maybe even your family members. People inContinue reading “Changing the World”
Author Archives: jrweaver0
Invest in Yourself.
The biggest investment you will ever make is in yourself. What if I told you that because of your past you will be limited in how far you go in life? If you’re in active recovery then yes you are limited in how far you can go in life, and that limit isn’t set byContinue reading “Invest in Yourself.”
Drugs Courts Aren’t Failing Addicts, Addicts Are Failing Addicts
Drug Courts aren’t failing Addicts, Addicts are failing Addicts. https://medium.com/@jrweaver/drugs-courts-arent-failing-addicts-addicts-are-failing-addicts-6904870de91c The harsh truth is every participant comes into a drug court program wanting to change, that change can be a temporary fix or a life long fix. We just don’t know it yet. I pleaded into Charleston County Drug Court on 15 November 2017 withContinue reading “Drugs Courts Aren’t Failing Addicts, Addicts Are Failing Addicts”
Underdog? Love those odds!!
To Thy Own Self Be True.
To Thy Own Self Be True. We’ve all heard it mentioned, but what does it mean to you? The quote is originally from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but how many of us know it from there? Most likely we were introduced to the phrase thru AA. I’ve always believed it meant to be true to yourself, beContinue reading “To Thy Own Self Be True.”
Underdog? I like those odds
Underdog? I like those odds Underdog? I like those odds 😎 I’m JR Weaver, Army vet, I’ve been in sustained recovery for about 27 months for co-occurring disorders that include substance use, ptsd, anxiety and depression. I also have a few felony drug charges on my record. I am a proud graduate of Charleston countyContinue reading “Underdog? I like those odds”
Tough Love
A Letter to the parents of addicts. I know it’s hard watching your child throw their lives away to addiction, you keep praying that they will wake up and clean up. You try to not notice their addictive behavior, I get it, I was ‘that child’ to my parents and they watched me destroying myselfContinue reading “Tough Love”
Drugs Courts Aren’t Failing Addicts, Addicts Are Failing Addicts
Drugs Courts Aren’t Failing Addicts, Addicts Are Failing Addicts Drug Courts aren’t failing Addicts, Addicts are failing Addicts. The harsh truth is every participant comes into a drug court program wanting to change, that change can be a temporary fix or a life long fix. We just don’t know it yet. I pleaded into CharlestonContinue reading “Drugs Courts Aren’t Failing Addicts, Addicts Are Failing Addicts”
Hi I’m JR ;)
My name is JR and I’m grateful to be here. I struggled with drugs and alcohol for about 20 years, racking up numerous felonies and derailing a once promising life. I chose to follow my addiction blindly and it led me down a dark path that took me away from everything and everyone I loved.Continue reading “Hi I’m JR ;)”
Broken Pieces
Did ya ever think you were broken? That you weren’t normal? Most alcoholics and addicts do, I know I did. I used that type of self destructive thinking to justify my actions to the point of my own destruction. Because I believed that I wasn’t ‘worthy’ or ‘lovable’ so I ran my life to the brinkContinue reading “Broken Pieces”