Little by Slowly: From Trauma to Recovery

"I was a barroom drinker. I sang and performed in bars. I always had a drink next to me, even when I was shaving. I loved drinking. I started in high-end places and ended up in the nastiest of places at three or four o'clock in the morning. I never bought drugs but would certainly do yours. Cocaine, speed, downers, hash, marijuana, Quaaludes, etc. You were not in my life if you did not drink.

"I would panic and order five more drinks when I heard, 'Last call.' I had much more drinking to do....