How I Found Sobriety Through Writing

One hundred and forty four keys to freedom

Photograph of the author, Hogan Torah, grinning, wearing beige and brown striped beanie hat. Full beard. Appears to be in kitchen. — Image author

I was a slave to my addictions for over twenty years. Drugs tricked my brain into thinking I needed them and enjoyed being high all the time.

I never quit drugs, I just haven’t done them in two years. If I ever tell myself, “I’m never doing drugs again,” the first thing I’ll want to do is drugs. Drugs…

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