Patty D. - Sober 40 Years

Patty’s erratic, wild, and reckless behavior began when she first started black-out drinking at age 11. By the time she was 16, that behavior brought her into Alcoholics Anonymous, where she has stayed sober for more than 40 years. Back in 1981, there were few treatment options available for teenage alcoholics and drug addicts. Though neither of her parents were alcoholic, they struggled to help Patty as her use of alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs spiraled out of control, She found herself in a variety of groups and psychotherapy intended to arrest her addictions, including early exposure to AA, but none seemed to wo...