article_snippet.sent: I knew that my whole world was over, and I thought I was going to die because I never had been so sick," Sideri said.
article_snippet.sent: Anything else that I saw, I would have tried," Sideri says now.
article_snippet.sent: I didn't have to worry about what anyone thought, I could just go to a fantasy land and not have worries," Sideri said.
article_snippet.sent: On the outside, I had it all,Sideri said.
article_snippet.sent: That all changed the day Sideri stuck out Sideri arm and had someone put in a needle.
article_snippet.sent: I really thought I could stop the next day, but I always had an excuse," Sideri said.
article_snippet.sent: By July 2007, Sideri had no more money to fuel Sideri addiction.
article_snippet.sent: Sideri was on the other end, claiming to have a hostage.
article_snippet.sent: Getting caught never even crossed my mind," Sideri said.
article_snippet.sent: That was the last day Sideri ever used.
article_snippet.sent: I couldn't stop the floor, and I couldn't sit still," Sideri said.
article_snippet.sent: Sideri finally made me say, 'It's over.'
article_snippet.sent: I live a life of honesty and integrity, even when no one is looking," Sideri said.