Oct 29, 2019
John’s drug use began with marijuana, smoking it with friends but graduating to dealing in short order. It’s also when he would try cocaine and pills that would make him hallucinate. While he considered himself a “pot smoker” he would gravitate towards crack-cocaine which he would often combine with PCP. Mike...
Oct 28, 2019
Mike’s first experience with drinking as a teenager left him wanting more of those warm feelings, despite being made the target if public humiliation after passing out. The booze let to drugs, including cocaine and drug-fueled road trips with friends. But after turning 18, Mike learned he could get the cocaine on...
Sep 26, 2019
Dave’s first time abusing substances was at age 17. He tried beer and hated it. His next drink was 151 proof rum, and it liked it much better. From there, Dave would try anything he could touch he believed might get him high, from quaaludes to uppers, to marijuana. But then came cocaine. Much like the alcohol,...
Sep 8, 2019
Shane recalls never fitting in with his community; neither his neighborhood nor even his family. He blames this for acting out as a child. Shane was such a discipline problem that he was switched around to 16 different schools by the time he was 15 years old. But it wasn’t until he was away at college that...
Jul 23, 2019
George first started “using” at age eleven. He grew up the son of bar owners in the Brooklyn. His parents taught him how to mix cocktails. Drinking in his family was normal and George now considers most of his relatives to be addicts. As a teen, he and his friend would drink to get drunk. It was the 1960’s, and...