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The Girl from Georgia

Homeless and unemployed, she hit her bottom in a bus station and begged God for help

I drank for the first time when I was 13 years old. I stole a bottle of bourbon from our kitchen and told my parents I was going out to walk the dog. I had no destination, no plans to meet anyone, all I knew was I wanted that liquor. The next thing I knew I was in the hospital with alcohol poisoning.

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