After years of addiction, 23-year-old Jamie is crediting his dog Titan with helping him stay sober.
Jamie suffered from depression when he was a teenager and when his medications stopped working for him, he began using opiates. From the age of 16 to 22, Jamie says he was a heroin addict.
“When I turned 21, I was in a really bad place. I was waiting to die. And I was going to die by the needle,” wrote Jamie.
The drugs took their toll and he was arrested and spent a few months in jail. He entered rehabilitation and has been sober ever since. After getting out of rehab, he began to consider getting a dog and soon after, Titan entered his life.
Titan has had a profound effect on Jamie’s life. “My Rottweiler Titan has kept me sober for 9 months. He is my everything!” said Jamie. “Not to sound deep or anything, but for years I was numb, so it’s nice to love something so much that I don’t want to lose him or feel like I failed him along with myself.”
Jamie shared his story with DogHeirs, describing the hugely positive impact Titan has had on his life:
“Well, I’ve been an opiate addict since the age of 16 and suffered depression. I used everyday and just kinda had no emotions all throughout my late teens,” Jamie told DogHeirs. “I always wanted a dog, but with my addiction, and the way I lived, that was out of the question. I could not manage my life, let alone another living creature.”
“After a while, my antics caught up with me and I was arrested. My family quickly learned I was an addict, and after a while I was enrolled into a program in my county called Drug Court. After I was enrolled, I was sent away to a rehab,” Jamie described to DogHeirs.
“After I got back, I still suffered from cravings and depression. Since I could not self medicate myself, and the fact that I did not want to again, I needed something to help me get by during the hard time.”
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