Danny was in eighth grade when he first got hooked on drugs. He started with the Ritalin that had been prescribed him for ADHD by crushing and snorting it. Then he started stealing other medications from his mother.

"By the time Danny was a sophomore in high school, he was using cocaine and crystal meth. One morning when he was 19, he woke up vomiting and hung over as usual. 'I just broke,' he said. 'I was wholeheartedly ready to stop.'"

Now, two and a half years later, Danny is clean, even after being prescribed Vicodin following extensive back surgery. Coming out of the surgery was a "huge turning point," making Danny realize how far he'd come and how much he'd gained since giving up drugs and alcohol. Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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