I grew up in Portland ,
OR
To gain this attention I drank so I'd be more sociable--and it worked! But before long I found myself drinking alone, daily, in the mornings, and, well, I became a full-blown alcoholic by age 15.
During this time I also stole cars, sold drugs, and ended up being an accessory to a robbery that cost me three years of my young life behind bars.
After I was released I tried to put it all together, go to college, and lead a better life, but the alcohol seemed to have a stranglehold on me that I couldn't shake! It led me to where I am now: in prison serving 17 years for Manslaughter (DUI car accident).
Because of my tumultuous life of battling alcoholism, I've committed this time and my life to becoming a substance abuse counselor where I can counsel youth who struggle with addiction.
To gain this attention I drank so I'd be more sociable--and it worked! But before long I found myself drinking alone, daily, in the mornings, and, well, I became a full-blown alcoholic by age 15.
During this time I also stole cars, sold drugs, and ended up being an accessory to a robbery that cost me three years of my young life behind bars.
After I was released I tried to put it all together, go to college, and lead a better life, but the alcohol seemed to have a stranglehold on me that I couldn't shake! It led me to where I am now: in prison serving 17 years for Manslaughter (DUI car accident).
Because of my tumultuous life of battling alcoholism, I've committed this time and my life to becoming a substance abuse counselor where I can counsel youth who struggle with addiction.
In the 10 years I've been here I've earned a Human Services
Certificate, BS in Sociology, and published my memoir Palpable Irony: Losing My
Freedom to Find My Purpose. Furthermore, I'm currently pursuing my Master of
Science in Psychology.
