A relationship with substance abuse changes over time. I got drunk for the first time when I was 12, smoked weed when I was 16, and had my first "dip" of smokeless tobacco when I was 18. The

You know that scene in the first “Lord of the Rings” when Sam stops to reflect that one more step will be the farthest he’s ever been? I’ve had that experience over and over again since October of 2016.