Stop Heroin

 My name is Ed Yaekle.  This website is dedicated to bringing hope to addicts and their families by example, truth, information and inspiration. I am a former heroin junkie, a heroin & cocaine dealer (working for multiple families in the Mexican mafias' drug cartel) and a convicted felon.  The truth & hope presented here comes from a "Real Life" source.

 Above: The 72 Balloons of Black Tar Heroin (Mexican Mud) which the police found in my nightstand the morning they arrested me.  Note the bible sitting next to the product.  I never even noticed it being there.  For more photos from the day of my bust, click here.

 Today I am living free (amazingly free, indeed), clean and happy.  If I  can live this way (and I am), then you and your loved ones can, too.

 It is my sincere desire to help those still caught up in the mess of addiction, fighting the same demons I did (on a daily basis).  You will find videos, true stories of other addicts, some definitions & information, and resource links.   I also share my entire testimony which details my journey into, through and back out of addiction.

 Realizing that those in the midst of an addiction may not be actively interested in solutions, I am reaching out to their loved ones as well: The mom and dads, wives, siblings and even children of addicts.  I will provide you with real and maybe even sometimes raw information, which I learned and earned the hard way.  I will tell you things only an addict would know and ways to see through the deception.  

 I never would have thought it was possible to ever wake up again (not even for one morning in my then miserable life) and not have the NEED to use heroin, just to be normal.  If I am living clean, then all things are possible!

 One note: This is a new work in progress (launched on 5-16-2008).  It will be growing and morphing into what it will eventually become in times ahead.  My philosophy is: "If you're not growing, you're dying".  Watch for growth!

 If you are new, start by reading My Testimony or an excerpt from My Upcoming Book.  Buckle in, because the ride will get a little bumpy, but I'm here to hold your hand.  Let's go!

 There are a few additions to the site (links are clickable):

Can I Stop Using Heroin? - This was previously a section on the Heroin Facts page, but the information is so crucial, I updated, expanded and made it a direct link from the Homepage.  The secret to effectively quitting heroin is revealed here. If you are desperate for help, look here! 

Heroin Facts - Dynamic information and pictures about heroin, it's abuse and effects.

My Upcoming Book - An excerpt from my upcoming book. 

New Photos and Videos - There new photos showing the horrifying effects of IV drug use and more informational and inspirational videos.

Links - Brother Earl Gilchrist, Don Bania Jr.'s and Teen Challenge USA/Global websites are amongst the new additions in the resource links recently added.

Stop Meth, There is Hope After Dope - A Website inspired by this website and designed by fellow MN Teen Challenge graduate, Mike Niemeyer. 

and...

We have secured a new web address with our own domain!  You should still be able to click the old link, but we are now www.StopHeroin.org !

 How many know that God is good?  He is!  This website has inspired a good friend of mine to start a "sister site" which deals with Methamphetamine, it's dangers and our hope to Stop Meth. 

 Above: Methamphetamine in rock ("glass" or "ice") form.

 Mike Niemeyer (a former Meth addict and fellow Teen Challenge graduate) is the friend I am speaking of and he'll be your host at Stop Meth, There is Hope After Dope.