During December of 1990 - and the early part of January 1991 - I was full of alcohol and drugs. At 51, I'd come to a fork in the road where I didn't know what to do with my life. I was also homeless and shoplifting everyday to survive.
I was strung out on heroin, alcohol and anything else that would change my level of consciousness. But I also knew that if I didn't make some changes I'd either be back in prison, in a hospital, or dead. So I decided to make some changes.
January 13, 1991, I went into EVAC , a detox center in Mesa, Arizona and have been sober ever since. It was the wisest decision I'd ever made.
I stayed in that program for 11 days and was determined to do whatever it took to stay sober. I followed all their directions and left there for a halfway house, where I stayed for a year.
After leaving there I went back to work at my old job and worked on the side setting up my own halfway house. I planned to operate it more as an avocation than a vocation. But so many people started seeking help that it became my full-time job.
Plus it helped me stay sober for 31 years.
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