'Ice almost destroyed my life': Diyo Ayuen tells the story of her recovery.

(Audio in Dinka) Diyo Ayeun Gai is a 23-year-old mother of a three-year-old boy. Diyo was crowned as the winner of the Face of Africa during a model show, and Miss South Sudan 2012 in Melbourne. Diyo was an aspirant with hopes that she will have her place in the modelling industry, but her life took a turn for the worse after returning to Brisbane. Diyo became a mother, and the slipped into taking drugs like taking ICE (Meth)

The two images of Diyo Ayuen in year Source: Diyo Ayuen

Highlights

• How Diyo managed her recovery
• Young South Sudanese people without proper support in the community
• The effects of ICE and what you should be aware of

Like many other migrant kids, Diyo was born in the refugee camp in Kenya and came to Australia when she was 11 years old. Despite having been exposed to the world of dreams and hard work, Diyo became challenged by the situation.

"I came back to Brisbane to be with my family. My life started to go through bad tracks. I ended up moving out of my family house because I was given public housing".

While in her new place, Diyo met many friends, and this was when everything started to go wrong.

"Somehow, in the middle of the track, I start to realise that my world is coming to an end. I start smoking drugs, as in weed and ICE, (Myth) especially. My life turns down to the point where I found myself in a mental health clinic, thinking I was getting help, but not knowing my life was about to get worse if I let this government people have a chance. If it weren't for my family, I wouldn't be here today, because of the help and support they show me, it gave me hope in life."

This is the exclusive interview with Diyo on SBS Dinka Radio