She couldn't remember a time where she wasn't high; where weed, alcohol and illicit drugs were her ally in a cold and cruel world. A world where her parents abused her and her friends were more interested in their own self worth than the problems of others. Before her addiction to the intoxicating effects of drugs and liquor the pinkette was a straight A student that covered up her depression and bruises with concealer and sugar coated smiles. People only began to notice when her grades began slipping and her face looked more withdrawn than usual. The worried comments from sources other than her family piled on, and it made Sakura feel terrible that she even thought they didn't care. In fact it was the opposite, her friends did care, it was her fault she didn't open up about the abuse she suffered at the hands of a raging alcoholic of a father and a cliché wicked stepmother. That is when she had a long introspective look at her life thus far and decided it was time to get some help. To overcome her addiction to the drugs and liquor and to deal with her life at home underneath oppression.
First things were first, she talked to her grandmother Tsunade about the situation she was placed in and the one she put her self in. The older woman was shocked but agreed to help her only grand child out only if she was serious about overcoming her addictions. The girl agreed wholeheartedly, she wanted to reform so she could rise above the ashes like a phoenix.
The first step towards sobriety was just breathing.