My Son Was Addicted To Drugs Until A Behaviour Change Saved His Life

My name is Mama Janet and I live in Umoja Estate in Nairobi. I am a mother of three children. My youngest son, Brian, almost destroyed everything we had built with his father. But I thank God. Today, my son is alive, sober and focused again.

Brian was always a bright boy. In primary school, he scored well and joined a good high school. But after Form Two, I started seeing changes. He would come home with red eyes. He began avoiding meals and spent more time outside than inside. I thought it was teenage pressure. Then he started stealing money. At first small amounts. Then my phone went missing. My husband’s shoes. My daughter’s tablet. We realised something serious was going on.

We followed him one evening and found him with some older boys behind a garage. They were smoking something and passing it around. When he saw us, he ran away. That night was the beginning of a long journey of pain..To Read More, Tap Here

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