Desperate to ease the pain, you sneak out of the house in the middle of the night while your family is sleeping. Hours later, you wake up naked in a motel room. Cocaine is smeared on a mirror on the dresser, and empty bottles of beer are on the floor. You call home, your wife is very upset. You beg her to come get you and promise you’ll seek help. As she drives over to the motel, you pray that you can get the help you need.

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