September 2011

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

A quarter of a century sober and they still don't talk about it

I started smoking pot at the age of 12. Alcohol was quickly added at 13. By the time I was 15, I knew there was something wrong, that I had a problem. Hiding my use was easy. I got good grades and manipulated my way through childhood. I even managed to get a two-year degree, drinking and drugging the entire time.

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