My name is Grace, and I come from Kampala. For nine long years, my family struggled with the pain of watching my son battle drug addiction. What initially appeared to be occasional drug use gradually developed into a serious addiction that affected his health, changed his behaviour and damaged his relationships with other family members.

My son was once a happy, energetic and hardworking young man. However, as his dependence on drugs grew, his personality began to change. He started staying away from home for extended periods, spending time with unfamiliar people and constantly asking us for money. Whenever we tried to question his behaviour, he became defensive and sometimes disappeared for several days without contacting anyone in the family.

As his mother, it was heartbreaking to watch him struggle with addiction. We tried speaking to him, involving family members and repeatedly advising him to abandon drugs, but he kept falling back into his old habits.

On several occasions, he promised to change, but within a few weeks, the same behaviour would return. My husband and I became emotionally drained because we could no longer figure out the best way to help our son.Eventually, we explored several options, including seeking guidance and trying to access professional support.

However, convincing him to accept that he had an addiction and needed treatment remained one of our biggest challenges. I constantly worried that if the situation continued, we could lose him altogether. All I wanted was to see my son recover his confidence and get another chance to rebuild his life and future.In the middle of these difficult family struggles, someone introduced me to.To see full details, click hered