DJ SILLY BEAN to help other addicts
DJ Silly Bean is eager to lend a helping hand to other addicts as he takes on a more sober path in life. DJ Silly Bean also known as Moremi Selume, from Garankuwa claims he has been a drug user since the year 2003. What started out as an occasional and probably social habit took a turn towards a serious addiction to cocaine.
He regrets the hold that narcotics has had on him for over a decade and is now interested in being a support system for other recovering addicts. He has also said that he used to spend as much as R 2500 a day on cocaine.
In his interview with the Daily Sun DJ Silly Bean admits that he first started on the drug in order to fit in and found out that he enjoyed the high. When the good times went into excess DJ Silly Bean found that he had gotten a little in over his head…
“I’d go on weekend binges with women, music and drugs. At times, I’d go for six days without sleeping and my life fell apart. Though I was one of the most-booked DJs, when word got out I was on drugs, promoters stopped booking me. That’s when I saw how bad drugs were for me because music is all I know and it’s how I survived and sustained myself.
“In December 2014 I decided to challenge myself to stop taking drugs and I can proudly say it’s been a year since I’ve touched them.” he said
His heavy partying and drug use resulted in him losing most of his possessions, including his car and furniture. His wife also left him and he has moved back in with his mother.
The drug use has also left some long term damage on his body…
“My legs are badly affected as the nerves are no longer properly working, but I’m grateful that I started gigging again. I want to help drug abusers quit the habit – especially those I personally introduced to the world of drugs,” he shared.
Drug addicts are often quite severely judged in our society which makes it harder for those who need help to reach out. DJ Silly Bean’s story might be a classic one of downward spiral; but if he has chosen to use his experience to help others with the same problems then only good can come of it.
