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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInterview with Boaz van der Hoek, born 7 June 1996, living in Eindhoven.<\/em>\n\n

\nWhen Boaz was young, he already struggled with addiction problems. This started in secondary school with an addiction to gaming, and in hindsight this proved to be the beginning of his susceptibility to addictions. He went back to havo from vwo, leaving more time for gaming. When Boaz turned 16, it was still legal to drink alcohol in the Netherlands. Here, too, he turned out to be very sensitive to it and it quickly got out of hand, but not yet to problematic levels.<\/strong>\n\n

\nAt 19, he studied applied psychology, lived with a friend and first came into contact with weed. This went from a \u201chit here and there\u201d to two to three grams a day within the same month. Boaz started going to school less and less and stayed at home all day blowing and gaming. Miraculously, he passed his propaedeutic year cum laude, but in Year 2 he quit school immediately due to experiencing a panic attack at school. After Boaz quit college, he moved in with his sister, from here he worked at various catering establishments. The irregular and late working hours did not reduce his addictions and when he was 22 years old, he went to rehab in South Africa for two months. Here too, Boaz suffered another panic attack, he said, and that hampered him for a long time. He did not acknowledge that he became addicted to things at all quickly and after five months of being clean, Boaz relapsed. He drank secretly, sold stuff to buy weed and eventually had nothing more than a computer, a table and a chair in his home.\n\n

\nHe wanted to make changes in his life and took a vwo maths test, which I used with his propaedeutic certificate to apply to Radboud University. He was even invited to study there, but because his addiction took over, it never happened. Following this, the annual contract for his rented accommodation ended and he could no longer pay the rent. This was when he became completely homeless and found himself on the streets independently without family or friends.\n
\u201cGetting rid of your addiction really only works if you want it yourself. And as long as people keep helping you, you do take advantage of it.\u201d<\/em><\/h5>\nBoaz said he was able to stay with one of his friends for a month, but he was still homeless. It was not an option for a longer time and ended up on the streets for a few days. \u201cThat's when I became a vagrant for the first time,\u201d he said. The possibility of staying overnight at shelter \u201cHet Eindje\u201d on Mathildelaan was a godsend for him. At the time he became homeless, it was difficult to think clearly and think of solutions. Of course, there are people who can help you, but at times like this you feel alone and helpless.\n\n

\nWith difficult thoughts in his head, he called Springplank and headed towards the \u201cEindje\u201d shelter on Mathildelaan. After five days, he was able to go to Bellefroidlaan in Eindhoven, where he lived for several months. He got along incredibly well with the supervisors there who helped him a lot. \u201cThey really motivated me and saved my life,\u201d he says.\u201d\n

\n\nAt one point, Michelle became his supervisor and you can clearly see how grateful he is for her. \u201cA wonderful person who has always held me in my esteem.\u201d Boaz has always worked in the hospitality industry and had a lot of experience in this. That's why he got to work at the former central walk-in on Visserstraat as a cook! Here he got to know Thomas, who himself worked as an ex-addict and came out on top within Springplank. \u201cThomas is number one for me,\u201d he says. For Boaz, Thomas has become a great role model. After working on Visserstraat for a while, Boaz was given a temporary place to live by Springplank in a group building at Strijp-S. After which he started at a rehab centre to turn his life around and stay on the right track. He speaks ambitiously about restarting studies in Psychology at university. \u201cEventually, I want to combine this with a counsellor\/experiential training to work as a psychologist\/counsellor myself in addiction treatment.\u201d\n

\n\nWhat would you pass on to readers?<\/span>
\n\u201cI think the most important thing is to be really honest with yourself. If you really have a problem like addiction or other mental things, be honest about it. Apart from that, I want to pass on that you really can't handle everything on your own. You need others for help and listen to them.\u201d\n
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