Melrose Draws the Line

I had a cold, so I took something for it.  I then went drinking all night, I went and picked up my infant daughter from the sitter and was driving home and passed out behind the wheel and went in the ditch and had to leave my baby in the car in the cold, while [...]

well at the age of 4 i was sitting home my father had a joint in the ashtray i picked it up and smoked it and then at the age of 12 is when i really started smoking cigarettes and pot then i drank alot to and now i am trying to stay sober but [...]

I crossed the line the day i decided to get into a strangers car with my friend to smoke a blunt.
My friend and i decided one morning to wake and bake. like we often did. so we walked down to a local convienient store and waited outside to get a blunt wrap. Being underage (15) [...]

i drew the line when i realized that because of drinking alcohol and doing drugs it was destroying not only my school work, but my home life as well. my anger was out of control and i lashed out at everyone. Teachers friends and family. It got to the point where i would be in [...]

My mom grew up with an alcoholic mom… her sister and one brother are in their 50’s and are alcoholics today.  My mom rarely drinks and luckily my aunt’s (her sister’s) daughter (who is 13) is straight edge because she sees how horribly this disease has affected her family.  Breaking the Cycle is possible!

Death, Disease, Injuries, and Arrest are not the only bad things that happen when you drink too much.  I have never been involved with the above, but have suffered the smaller more nagging pains of broken hearts, lost friendships, and gossipy hungover brunches.
The pictures on facebook are funny until you apply for a job, a [...]

The cigarettes, the blacks, the weed, the pills – all of that stuff just really isn’t worth it. it’s not worth seeing your mom and dad in tears because you failed a drug test. it’s not worth going downtown every friday to a rehab center, and getting busted again. it’s not worth hurting a sport [...]

I crossed the line when instead of stopping my car to nurse my baby, I traded driving with her father and took her out of her car seat and was feeding her. Her father had just shot up some heroin and he fell asleep (nodded out). The car drifted off the road while he was [...]

My son’s father crossed the line when he drowned himself when my son was two. His dad could not control his drinking, and I insisted he get help. I told him he couldn’t return home and drink. He was visiting his brother when he decided life wasn’t worth living. He took the boat to the [...]

My brother would smoke pot… alot. He even tampered with a gas mask so he could smoke, and the fumes would sit on his face. Fortunately, he is an adult and has his own apartment. A couple officers are looking for him for the following: breaking and entering, auto theft, and intent on distribution. Also [...]