I grew up in the 80’s a big screen star and producer’s son. There were no boundaries, no rules. The people surrounding me acted like they were God. But that was probably due to all the cocaine that flowed in on every breeze. Sure, from the outside everything looked like a lot of fun.And I won’t lie, it certainly was a lot of fun. But after a certain point the fun stopped and an ugly world took its place. Addictions to coke began to take hold on pretty much everyone I knew. Very successful people in the industry, who had the world in the palm of their hands, now had a coke addiction in the core of their beings. No one knew it would happen. It always started out innocently enough. Just try a little at an event and have a good time. Pretty soon parties would be fueled by cocaine. Everyone thought that they were immune or not doing coke enough to become addicted. They told themselves that one toot in the morning to get going was normal and o.k. And then another one at lunch. And maybe a few in between meetings. But before anyone knew, it would be night time, and that’s the time to party so… And in the 80’s it basically was normal, but never o.k.
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When I was sixteen I learned a thing or two about life. My parents had stopped me dead in my tracks. I was confronted head on by family, about my addiction to alcohol and cocaine. I foolishly thought I was hiding it well. But that mistake comes with being young, dumb, and addicted to drugs. Fortunately I had parents who understood well enough to keep an eye on me and my friends My parents are also both recovering drug addicts who know the devastating effects of abusing your body and mind for too many years. They did not want the same life for me.
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The UK’s Sunday Times has compiled a list of scientists’ predictions for the coming decade and at the top is “zeroing in on the 2lb 14oz of grey and white custard-like stuff between your ears,” writes Bryan Appleyard.
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