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Web Exclusive: It Defined Who I Was

After 25 years of drinking I could hardly picture my life without alcohol.

"My fridge at home had been empty for weeks, with only a few empty beer bottles left in it. "

As I hung up the phone, I saw my hands were shaking. I felt sick to my stomach with a mixture of fear and uneasiness, yet I knew that the call needed to be made. The day started out like any other day you would expect in the middle of December in Rhode Island: cold, dreary and unpromising. Yet this day, unbeknownst to me at the time, would be the day that changed my life forever.

My head still pounding from the night before, I walked into the building around 1 p.m. on December 10th, 1997. I had with me the items they asked me to bring a toothbrush, change of clothes and an ID card.... Login to read more
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