Hello, I'm Damon.  As a kid, I craved more of everything, and found ways to get it. I learned to steal, sell hot goods, rob parking meters, and bounce from one scheme to another.  I smoked weed and then sold it. Next came acid, mushrooms and then cocaine, where I was off and running.  I worked clean jobs and sold drugs on the side; first cocaine, then pills, but eventually got hooked on all of it.  It got ugly real quick.  Staggering gambling debts, insane doses of narcotics, robbing from people I loved; I was a mess. 
 
My family intervened, which steered me toward detox and recovery.  It was a good start but I still struggled.  I got complacent and overconfident, and picked up heroin.  All my misery was refunded as I got laid off, wreaked havoc on my family, and dropped thousands of dollars on drugs.  My life's trouble was in front of my face.  Finally, I called out to God for help. 

Back to detox I went, but this time I fought to get into the Boston Rescue Mission.  By God's grace, they accepted me, and I immediately started my 12 step work.  I chased down a former sponsor who helped me out of the mess before.  Now that recovery comes first, the real healing can begin.  I came to God completely broken and now God is transforming me.  Now I lead by action, and people here can see how my actions keep me straight.