Though he first attended court-ordered AA meetings decades before his current sobriety date, John had no interest in the Program and no desire to stop drinking whatsoever. Even the week-long coma he s

As a toddler, Jim was taken to parties where he got his first taste of marijuana and alcohol. For his 10thbirthday, his adult brother got him a joint and shots of peppermint schnapps. By 13, he was a

To mark the 150th interview in this podcast series, Dwights story is both riveting and ominous. It began with alcohol being added to his milk to keep him quiet as a toddler. Raised as an only child b

Nicole's battle with alcoholism was set against the backdrop of repressed feelings from childhood and the deep closet in which hid her own homosexuality most of her life. Growing up in London, Nicole

Like many alcoholics, Quinten S. started drinking in his mid-adolescence amidst a chaotic home life. Alcoholism was not prevalent in his immediate family, but the vestiges from earlier generations wer

With a family of origin riddled with alcoholism, abuse, and fractured relationships, Soleen was a disenfranchised child. She started drinking at 11 and progressed rapidly into alcoholic abuse. That la

In David's childhood home, there was one basic rule about alcohol: Dont let it interfere with your household chores. Lacking any other parental edicts, David started drinking at age 8 and was a regul

Imagine youve been sober for a while and move to a new country. You dont speak the language and the nearest English-speaking AA meetings are an hour and a half away. How would that affect your sobri

Ernie's story is a fascinating excursion into a high-class lifestyle of fast cars, flashy clothes, and glittery nightclubs, all underwritten by a high paying day job and cocaine dealing on the side. A

Though he started drinking alcoholically from the age of 13, John's constant nemesis was marijuana, amphetamines, LSD, prescription opioids, and ultimately heroin. His parents, who divorced when he wa