i am a member of the mha nation. i am also the executive director of recovery services for mha. hi, how are you? somebody�*s waiting? male orfemale? ok, then we need to get over to the male cottage before he gets over there. i had two duis here. they arrested me and they took me to burleigh county. 0k, my room, my bed. i don't know how long i'm going to be here. it might be two months, three months, four months, i don't know. my addiction started when i was 13, 14, around then. started with me stealing cigarettes, drinking a beer every once in awhile. then i started smoking more weed, and drinking obviously became heavier and heavier. ifell into pills when i was about 16. i loved the way pills made me feel, made me feel confident, made me feel like, yeah, i was confident, able to talk to chicks, you know? my mom and dad would let me drink with them, as long as i would bust the guitar out, even on school nights. and then being recognised, and having my ego stroked, as a little misunderstood, broken little kid, felt go