I was subjected to physical and mental abuse from family members and strangers. I started using marijuana, cocaine and alcohol to hide from the pain. There were no limitations to my coming and going, so I started…
“I fell in love and started to drink. We drank together as a couple over the weekends.” But Barbara never believed she was an alcoholic. “Drinking made it easier to relate and talk and socialize.” Even as…
Evelyn was 12 years old. By 22, she started sniffing cocaine. "My bottom was when I brought my babies here on crack,” Evelyn asked child welfare services to take her son.