one of the little bodegas and i would steal or buy, depending how flush i was, a bottle of comet or ajaxand i would sprinkle it around in a circle around the clothes so the rats and the roaches wouldn't crawl over. that was my life for nearly a year. the high rate of addiction among restaurant workers has the industry actively seeking solutions. >> i'm sara. i'm an alcoholic. >> retracing my own steps is a reminder of what it takes to get there. >> what does it feel like to be back here where it all started? uh uh, no way come on, no no n-n-n-no-no only discover has no annual fee on any card. ♪ >>> this old restaurant and i go way back. veselka has been here since before i was born. as a young kid, i was going there for some pierogi and some stuffed cabbage with my dad and his mom. when i was copping bundles of heroin, one of my dealers, linda, lived down that street. hearing former alcoholics and addicts tell their stories helped me recover, and i hope that sharing my story can do the same. that street corner outside veselka played a pivotal role in my life. >> there was a phone booth r