Professional skateboarder Andy Roy posted on Instagram with an emotional post celebrating six years clean and sober, and he did not sugarcoat a single part of it.
The 50-year-old opened up about the darkest chapters of his addiction, the damage it caused, and the gratitude he feels waking up every day with a clear head.
“Today I have 6 years clean and sober!!!” Roy wrote. “Everyday I wake up breathing I know it’s gonna be a fucking great day!!!”
For anyone who has followed Roy over the years, his honesty is nothing new.
He has always spoken straight from the heart, and this time was no different. He talked openly about decades of shooting drugs, about running out of veins, about hurting the people who loved him most.
He said that he is not proud of who he was during those years. He admitted to breaking his parents’ hearts, destroying good opportunities, and living in survival mode just to get his next fix.
At his lowest point, Roy believed he would die addicted. He described sleeping in bushes, recycling cans, riding stolen BMX bikes, robbing and stealing just to stay high. It was a life that felt hopeless and endless at the time.
Looking back now, he speaks about it not to glorify it, but to show how far gone he once was and how different things are today.
Now, six years into sobriety, Roy says he is healthier, stronger, and happier than he has ever been.
The tone of his message was intense but also full of gratitude. He encouraged anyone struggling with drugs or alcohol to fight for themselves. “If I can get clean so can you,” he wrote. He called human beings warriors and urged people to dig deep and never give up.
Roy also reflected on the kind of man he wants to be today.
He said he no longer wants to be someone people cannot trust or be around. Instead, he chooses kindness, love, and connection. He is not afraid to hug his friends or tell them he loves them.
After losing too many people, he understands how short life is and how important it is to appreciate the time you have.
A big part of his gratitude was directed toward Ron Honn and the team at New Origins. Roy thanked Honn publicly, calling him a hero and someone he looks up to deeply.
He credited the program and its staff for caring about people who struggle with addiction and for helping many turn their lives around. For Roy, that support made a real difference.
He also thanked friends, supporters, and everyone who reached out when he was at his worst. He acknowledged that he could not have done it alone.
Roy Posted:
"Today I have 6 years clean and sober!!! Everyday I wake up breathing I know it’s gonna be a fucking great day!!! Shot drugs for decades in my neck wiener anywhere I had a vein I shot drugs in till I had no more veins. No way am I glorifying what I did i did a lot of horrible things in my life that I’m not proud of, hurt a lot of people that crossed my path and myself!! Broke my mom and dad hearts , destroyed anything good that came my way! I thought I was gonna die a junkie, hopeless broken and beaten down sleeping in bushes recycling cans on stolen BMX bikes robbing and stealing to get my next fix! Im here today living my best life ever healthy strong happier than I ever been, telling you if I can get clean so can you if you are one who is struggling with drugs or alcohol. We as humans are fucking warriors gotta dig deep clench those fists and start swinging and never give it up!! I don’t want to be an asshole that nobody wants to be around or trust. It’s a lot easier to be kind loving caring I’m not afraid to give my homies hugs and tell them I love them. Lost to many loved ones life is short appreciate the time you have with them you never know when your number is gonna be pulled!!
Ron Honn @new_origins_iop I want to thank you with all my heart, you are truly my hero and I look up to you more than you will ever know. What you and New Origins have done for me and so many others that struggle with addiction is amazing you have so much passion for helping others and I know you don’t care about being in the spotlight or take credit for a lot of us that have turned our lives around for the better but I want you to know I , we all love you and appreciate you! There’s no other program out there that cares as much as you and the staff do! For that im proud to call you my friend brother and family!! Big love Ron!!!
Thank you all out there that have reached out to me when I was down and out and never giving up on me you all know who you are couldn’t have done it without you all!!🙏❤️"