Int.: "Did you ever run out of money?"
"Eventually I ran out of money, yes. There was a lot of starving and a lot of convincing dealers to front me drugs. There were all kinds of problems that went with that. It was pretty rough."
"Eventually I ran out of money, yes. There was a lot of starving and a lot of convincing dealers to front me drugs. There were all kinds of problems that went with that. It was pretty rough."
"There were times when I would have to be bailed out because I owed someone $30,000 and they were going to kill me. But the worst thing is having to be sick all the time, that’s the worst. I didn’t care so much about my personal safety so much as being sick."
Int.: "When you look back to those days, does it terrify you?"
"No, it doesn’t terrify me at all. I’m really proud to have gone through it, actually."
Int.: "Proud? That’s an interesting word to use."
"No, it doesn’t terrify me at all. I’m really proud to have gone through it, actually."
Int.: "Proud? That’s an interesting word to use."
"Well, I’m proud to have come through it. I’m not so much proud to have done it, but I am proud to have emerged from it. I don’t see drugs as my enemy because I know there’s no way I will ever go back to them. And because of that I’m very happy with who I am as a person..."