MOSCOW, June 4 - RIA Novosti. Reddit users were amazed at the photos of a girl who got rid of long-term drug addiction and showed how her appearance and lifestyle changed after nine months.
One of the portal's visitors drew attention to the post of an Instagram user under the nickname volatilebabygirl, in which she talks about her getting rid of drugs.
According to the girl, nine months ago she weighed a little over 40 kilograms, lived on the street, suffered from methamphetamine and heroin addiction and was ready for the fact that "her life would end." She said that she had endocarditis twice.
The girl's mother helped her go to the hospital, where she underwent heart surgery. After that, she was able to overcome the bad habit and gained 18 kilograms.
"I just wanted to show my happiness. For nine months I have not used drugs," the post says.
The first photo shows the life of a girl on the street, she looks emaciated and emaciated, in the second, almost a year later, she is happily posing in front of a mirror.
Reddit users were inspired by the story of volatilebabygirl. Many of them have shared their own addiction recovery stories.
"I have not been using for eight years, and next year my wife and I are going to buy a house. Recovery is possible!" - noted Rangoon64.
"The people who have overcome addiction are some of the strongest in the world. The willpower it takes to get better is extraordinary," says pronglesfan200 in a commentary.
"It's amazing," wrote greenviceroy.
At the same time, some were embarrassed by such a striking transformation and they doubted that the photo was the same person. Users drew attention to the different tattoos on the girl's arms. However, after that, volatilebabygirl noted on Instagram that the second picture was flipped, so the images did not match.
