Chris started betting
innocently making small wagers which eventually led to a full-blown
addiction. He isolated from friends and family in search of the rush from
the action of betting. On NFL Sunday's he didn’t speak to
anyone unless it was about football. He soon earned the moniker
"Gameday Chris". Listen to hear the story of "Gameday
Chris" and how he miraculously doesn’t gamble one day at a time.
Phil was a degenerate
gambler who eventually found himself in over six figures of debt. Gambling
caused him such stress he was hospitalized for stomach ulcers at age
25 and on 9/11 when the towers fell, his main concern was if
there were going to be any games to bet on that night. Listen to hear how
Phil found help on the verge of losing everything.
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Gina was a novice with drugs until she tried crystal meth at age 16 and "rode the wave" of insanity for the next decade hitting numerous lows throughout including theft, arrests, prostitution and compulsive gambling. As her life spiraled out of control she was chosen for a "documentary" which unbeknownst to Gina was the A&E Show, "INTERVENTION" upon which she decided she "wasn't going to waste this chance".
September 4, 2010: What Happened In Vegas Didn't Stay In Vegas
Bob has not placed a bet for 28 years and can still not recall anything he has experienced that compares to the rush of gambling. Today Bob shares tales from his life as a gambling addict beginning with the thrill of pitching pennies as a youngster in New York City to his countless trips to Las Vegas where he said to himself "this town was put on earth for me".
August 28, 2010: Liquid Courage Growing Out Of Control
As a child, Josh picked up fantasizing before he picked up a drink in order to mute the negative voice residing between his ears. As he grew the drinking and drugging escalated along with his "alchy bravado" as he became divorced from life until the cumulative effect of people telling him to get help added up leading Josh into his first AA meeting.
August 28, 2010: Drinking Was Good To Her Not Good For Her
When Julie took her first drink she went from shy and angry to outgoing and the life of the party. For the next 20 years Julie experienced "everything that can happen to an alcoholic" and towards the end destroyed a marriage, a business, and a couple of cars in succession until her father died and the only place she could turn was AA.
When Pat was 19 his father; who was his best friend and drinking buddy, died. Pat instinctively flipped on his "I don’t give a you know what" switch and checked out into drugs and alcohol leading to a 20 bag a day heroin habit for the next decade. Today Pat is clean and sober and reflects upon his years as a junkie in contrast to his happy and plentiful life today.
August 21, 2010: Another Success Story Of St. Christopher’s Inn.
Rob started drinking at 17 and right away he knew something was wrong. He would take 2 drinks for every 1 his peers took. Drinking quickly turned into drugs where he frequented “the darkest place on earth you could ever imagine” involving double digit car wrecks and being awake for seven days in a row without eating, bathing, or relieving himself. Hear Rob’s story of despair and redemption he found at St. Christopher’s Inn.
Teddy cannot recall his first Filet Mignon’, or his first ice cream cone, but he will never forget his first beer at age 13. Teddy’s drinking quickly coalesced into regular heroin use with a crew or 50 or 60 guys; 80% of whom died before they turned 30. It’s been 25 years and Teddy now runs with another crew who helps him stay happy and sober one day at a time
Linda was a talented child with big dreams but always felt "lost"; when she found alcohol she learned not to care about anything. Linda fled home and traversed the country in search of wholeness, but it was until Linda bottomed out into the rooms of recovery that she learned she had to stop running and face and embrace everything about herself to stay sober.
Ronnie's passion for music brought him to its most prestigious ceremony-- the Grammy Awards, only to find himself being thrown offstage in a drunken blackout. This was the end of Ronnie's tumultuous past He used alcohol as a child to cope with his father's tragic death eventually working his way up to crack/cocaine. Ronnie has turned his life around and continues to enjoy success in the music industry.
August 7, 2010: First and Last Drink At A Young Age
Herb had to get used to having fun without guilt after he quit drinking at 22. Prior to getting sober, he was used to blackouts, waking up with black eyes, run-ins with guards at school, driving drunk, and getting arrested. Now he lives in NYC and is connected with a young persons' AA group and he follows their suggestion that if he wants to keep his sobriety he must give it away by helping others.