From the age of 15 I was using drugs and drinking. By the age of 16 I was addicted to heroin and before long I was in trouble with the police and on probation. My probation officer and key worker suggested that I try Amber.

How Amber transformed my life








When I first arrived at Amber I was in a mess. My life was going nowhere. I’d been kicked out by both my parents and had been living a generally unproductive lifestyle of menial jobs, doing drugs, dealing cannabis and basically just existing in a negative way.

How Amber transformed my life







For as long as I could remember my life was in turmoil. I gained good GCSE results at school and chose to study ‘A’ levels but within a few months my girlfriend and me decided to set up home together and I quit school and got a job in the building trade. Shortly after moving into our flat my girlfriend’s mother and father had a major row and her father moved in with us.

How Amber transformed my life

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