James was living as a “functioning” addict, smoking methamphetamine daily. He recalls first using crank at the early age of thirteen, already involved in gangs and often sleeping anywhere he could find; weight rooms, laundry rooms, etc. Little did he know then, he would repeat the same path years later, which would land him at his ultimate crossroad of life.
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