‘Recovery is possible’: Former meth, heroin addict shares inspiring two-year transformation

NewsHub 11 November 2019
Family First Comment: “her years of drug abuse started with marijuana as a 13-year-old”
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Warning: This article mentions rape and attempted suicide.

A recovering meth and heroin addict who resorted to stealing and prostitution to fund her habit has shared her inspiring two-year transformation.

Jamee Valet, 25, shared her incredible before-and-after photos to the popular Facebook group ‘The Addict’s Diary’ on Wednesday.

“My name is Jamee and I am a recovering heroin and meth addict,” the Oregon resident captioned the two photos.

“These pictures are [two] years apart. The better-looking version of me being just a few months ago when I got my GED! Recovery is possible!”

A photo from 2017 shows Valet with pockmarked, scabbed skin and deep, black circles beneath her eyes. The other shows the 25-year-old at her July graduation ceremony for her GED [general education development] diploma, her skin clear and glowing.

In a candid interview with the Daily Mail, Valet said her years of drug abuse started with marijuana as a 13-year-old, her “really rough” childhood leading to drugs, sex and alcohol as “ways to escape reality”.

As a teen, Valet became hooked on Vicodin, oxycodone, morphine and Percocet after being introduced to the prescription pills by a former boyfriend. When she was 17, Valet was raped by two men while she was intoxicated and incoherent.

To cope with the trauma of the rapes, Valet turned to heroin and methamphetamine after being introduced to the class A drugs by a dealer. When her using developed into a daily habit, Valet resorted to stealing to fund her addiction.
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