Lo Mfazi ngaphambi nangemva kweMifanekiso ebonisa amandla okoyisa umlutha

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Ukususela kwiminyaka yakhe yobutsha ukuya kwi-20s, uDejah Hall wachitha iminyaka elwa nomlutha we-heroin kunye ne-meth. Lo mfana uneminyaka engama-26 ubudala waphantse waphulukana nenjongo de wabanjwa waza waqonda ukuba kufuneka atshintshe iindlela zakhe. Ukubhiyozela isikhumbuzo sakhe sokucoceka, umama osandula ukwabelana ngemifanekiso yakhe yenguqu ethathe i-intanethi ngesiphango-kwaye kulula ukubona ukuba kutheni.

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"Namhlanje siphawula iminyaka emi-4 sicocekile kwi-heroin nakwi-meth," ubhale watsho kwi-caption. Uqhubeke wachaza ukuba ifoto ephezulu ngasekhohlo yathathwa ngexesha lokuphakama komlutha wakhe kunye nomfanekiso osezantsi ekhohlo yayiyimbumbulu yakhe xa wabanjwa ngo-2012. Ifoto esekunene yeyangoku kwaye ibonisa nje ukonwaba kakhulu kubutshintshe ubomi bakhe.

Kudliwanondlebe no Ngeveki, Iholo kwabelwana ngalo xa liqala ukuzama ukusebenzisa iziyobisi kwiminyaka eyi-17. Kwaqala ngeengcungcutheko zeepilisi kwiipati, kodwa ngo-2011, wayengene nzulu kumkhwa we-heroin eyi- $ 240-a-day. Ekugqibeleni, kwanaloo nto ayizange imthintele, kwaye waqhubela phambili ekutshayeni nasekutofweni i-crystal meth.

"Ndingu-5-unyawo-3 kwaye ndinobunzima beepawundi ezingama-95," utshilo. "Ndandilele ezishedini. Iingalo zam zazizele ngamaqhuma. Ndophukile nje."

Ixesha lakhe lokuziphendulela lafika ngeyona ndlela imangalisayo xa wayetyelele utatomkhulu wakhe ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-91. "Ndamwola ndamxelela ukuba ndiyamthanda emva koko ndaqala ukukhala ndazivalela kwigumbi lokuhlambela," utshilo "ndazijonga esipilini kwaye ndinje," uzenza ntoni? Jonga ngubani usuke waba yiyo.' Ndathi, Thixo, andikwazi ukuba uyinyani na, kodwa ukuba uyiyo. Ndiyakudinga ngokwenene ukuba undisindise.

Emva kweeyure ezimbini wabanjwa ngenxa yezityholo zolwaphulo-mthetho kwaye wathunyelwa entolongweni iminyaka emibini, apho wathi ekugqibeleni wajika kwaye waguqula ubomi bakhe.

Ibali elimangalisayo leHolo lichukumise iintliziyo zamawakawaka abantu kwilizwe jikelele. Iposti yakhe kuFacebook sele inezabelo ezingaphezu kwe-16,000 kunye nokuthandwa okungama-108,000. Nangona konke kulungile kwaye kulungile, eyona njongo yakhe iphambili kukwenza abantu bakholelwe ukuba ubuhlakani bunokwenzeka kwaye ubomi buyaqhubeka.

UHall ngoku uya ekholejini ukuya kufunda iChristian Studies kwaye uzimisele ukuqala umsebenzi wakhe omtsha njengengcali yenkxaso yoontanga kwiziko lokuphelisa ubutyhefu kunye neziko lokubuyisela kwisimo sangaphambili ngoJanuwari.

Enkosi, Dejah, ngokuba yimpembelelo engakholelekiyo, kwaye sikunqwenelela okuhle kodwa!

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