Hi everyone 👋, many of you will know but some may not, over the past 6 months I have been fighting an addiction to a particularly addictive prescription medication called Zopiclone. I have learnt so much in the past few months on how wide-spread prescription drug addiction is and the little support that is available. I've learnt that GP's and mental health teams know little about just how addictive the substances they prescribe you can be and just how much your brain can be affected by them, the mental and psychological effects are life changing and eventually I reached a stage where I hit rock-bottom, I am one of the lucky ones, I have amazing friends and family around me that supported me through the worst times and at the same time I found Postscript360, a charity based in Bristol that supports individuals to reduce the harms caused by prescription drugs (in particular benzodiazepines). Anyone can become addicted to these drugs and not even realise it, whether prescribed by a doctor or bought elsewhere. I never saw it coming until it was too late and it's a problem that's affecting between 3 - 4 million people in England. Postscript360 have been my lifeline, on the phone whenever I need them, they took over all communication with my GP so I didn't have to worry about anything other than getting better and slowly tappering off from the addiction and although I am not even half way through my battle yet I felt I needed something to aim for and a way to say thank you back to Postscript360, I have accepted how hard it is to overcome an addiction, I have accepted I will still have relapses but this amazing, selfless charity is there supporting me no matter what is happening. It's Feb 2022 and I have decided to run in the Exeter Great West Run half marathon in May 2022, I haven't even begun to train yet, but I'm going to do it and I want to raise as much as I can so anyone with an addiction knows there is support available and despite the worst times, the psychological trauma, the suicidal thoughts, the depression and all the nasty effects that come with any addiction there is always help and in the end anyone can overcome it. I will post my progress here, wish me luck 😩😂!!