Life. I aint doing this shit sober.

Insomnia. There is nothing like the desperation for sleep. You will do anything and often it is still not enough

I moved to LA but no one would talk to me until I got a trendy coke habit.

The nice people in rehab are very friendly though.

Boredom.

They were in the table behind me

To be completely honest, I'm not too sure. I'm glad I made it out alive though.

Clean from opiates for around 12years.

Sober for 6.

I have cirrhosis from drinking all day every day for over a decade, but my liver is working, and I'm alive. I also currently work in recovery and try to help others.

I was a really anxious and depressed kid. Drinking temporarily solved those problems. Then while piss drunk at parties or clubs or hanging out with people, I get hit with “hey wanna try this?” or “Do you smoke?”. Try it, like it, buy some, oops.

Thankfully I never got into the super life ruining stuff, but I definitely wasted the first half of my twenties being constantly drunk and high and I’ve got lots of nerve damage from doing stupid stuff.

Now I’m mostly sober. I still drink, but I have rules I haven’t broken in 5 years and I think I’ve gotten it under control.

They said something too quietly for me to hear properly the first time