I grew up in a fairly large family (7 of us) and we lived with my Mom who cared for us and made the most out of what little we had. She drank and partied on the weekends, so I was exposed to alcohol very early in life. I would try marijuana and opium at age 12 but felt it was a waste of time and money, so I would not indulge until much later.

I grew up in a fairly large family; there were seven of us. We lived with my Mom, who cared for us and made the most out of what little we had. She drank and partied on the weekends, so I was exposed to alcohol early on in life. I tried marijuana and opium at age twelve but felt it was a waste of time and money. I would not indulge until later in life. It wasn't until age seventeen, when I started attending college, that I began indulging in all kinds of immoral behavior.

My life of drug abuse started when I was ten years old.My addiction would take me into my mid-thirties. I've done everything from marijuana to LSD, PCP to smoking crystal meth everyday for three years. Not only did I have a drug problem, but also a behavior problem stemming from all the drug abuse.

As far back as I can remember I have always had a very selfish streak. It was always all about me. I rewarded myself thinking I'd deserved it at the cost of so many others feelings. I drank to ease my conscience. I progressed as a daily drinker and in the end was free-basing cocaine on a daily basis. I tried so hard to control myself but in the end I'd give in.