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“When I was about nine, my siblings and I fell out of our moving van at an intersection. My dad didnt notice for about five blocks. It was back before seat belts. It was also back before parents use...”
“My daughter, Carly, has been in and out of drug treatment facilities since she was thirteen. Every time she goes away, I have a routine: I go through her room and search for drugs she may have left...”
“There are millions of people out there who live this way, and their hearts are breaking just like mine. Its okay to say, My kid is a drug addict or alcoholic, and I still love them and Im still pro...”
“The decision-making part of the brain of an individual who has been using crystal meth is very interesting. When Carly and Andy were in their apartment, they ran out of drugs. They sold every singl...”
“I thought over and over about what I was going to do when Carly overdosed and died. How would we go on? And then I knew: I wouldnt go on. And then I realized that it was just going to be too painfu...”
“I felt empty and sad for years, and for a long, long time, alcohol worked. Id drink, and all the sadness would go away. Not only did the sadness go away, but I was fantastic. I was beautiful, funny...”
“I felt empty and sad for years, and for a long, long time, alcohol worked. I’d drink, and all the sadness would go away. Not only did the sadness go away, but I was fantastic. I was beautiful, funn...”