| "And my chemical friends. Well, they can play in the thick fog with their monster buddies. 'Cos I'm not playing any more..." Hi, I'm Andrew, I'm 41 years old and have lived in Trentham, Stoke on Trent all my life. I live with my mother, have three lovely, wonderful kids and a younger sister. I like music; cookery; cycling and fitness training. I'm mixing studying with voluntary work at the moment. Kicking my habit has been my greatest achievement. I'm very proud
of what I've been able to do and want to tell this story to encourage others to confront their personal demons.
Hi there it's great to be back and feeling so good about it. It seems like ages since I was last here. Where have I been? I have to admit I really don't know. I'm not even sure how I got back. Much of the journey was shrouded in confusion. The only thing about it that sticks in my mind was that it was an unreal and very unpleasant place to be. Full of the most demonic evil things imaginable. I was walking around scared to death with half-open shielded eyes, not really knowing why. Thank God I'm out of it. I'm away. Back where I belong. Where I want to be for the rest of my days. And my chemical friends. Well, they can play in the thick fog with their monster buddies. 'Cos I'm not playing any more. I'm enjoying every minute now and by Christ I'm staying where I am. That's for sure. Now I'm a confident happy soul full of life enthusiasm and positive thoughts. Who could ask for more than that? Not me - stick your money, big houses, and fancy cars. I've got more than that and I'm not letting it go! It's cost a lot more than anything material. I've met some fantastic new people, some truly amazing friends. I'm delighted to have kicked alcohol dependency in the head after such a long time. I'm as high as ever. A new re-invented bloke, that's for sure. | 
