Ben Owen

I've got a job explaining to doctors the pharmacokinetics of, you know, different drugs. And it was awesome. I wanted to work. And they wouldn't let me because I had this drinking problem. And we've just moved to Memphis. We're in a new city. We don't know anybody. And I did get to work a little bit out in the field and do my actual job before the chips all came falling down on this shit.

And I ended up getting, I want to say alcoholic psychosis, but it was worse than that, Wernicke-Korsakoff's. It's supposed to be permanent brain damage from the amount I was drinking. And it was so bad that the neurologist that was telling us about this told Erin that she needed to start taking videos of me and the kids so that I would remember them because pretty soon I'm not.

And I ended up getting, I want to say alcoholic psychosis, but it was worse than that, Wernicke-Korsakoff's. It's supposed to be permanent brain damage from the amount I was drinking. And it was so bad that the neurologist that was telling us about this told Erin that she needed to start taking videos of me and the kids so that I would remember them because pretty soon I'm not.

And I ended up getting, I want to say alcoholic psychosis, but it was worse than that, Wernicke-Korsakoff's. It's supposed to be permanent brain damage from the amount I was drinking. And it was so bad that the neurologist that was telling us about this told Erin that she needed to start taking videos of me and the kids so that I would remember them because pretty soon I'm not.

My brain is turning into Swiss cheese from the amount of alcohol I'm consuming. And that if I ever drink again, I'm going to die. And I refused to accept that. I backed off of my drinking because I was having very bad memory problems. Very bad. Like, it was frightening, scaring the shit out of me. Like, I did believe the doctors that I might have the memory thing.

My brain is turning into Swiss cheese from the amount of alcohol I'm consuming. And that if I ever drink again, I'm going to die. And I refused to accept that. I backed off of my drinking because I was having very bad memory problems. Very bad. Like, it was frightening, scaring the shit out of me. Like, I did believe the doctors that I might have the memory thing.

My brain is turning into Swiss cheese from the amount of alcohol I'm consuming. And that if I ever drink again, I'm going to die. And I refused to accept that. I backed off of my drinking because I was having very bad memory problems. Very bad. Like, it was frightening, scaring the shit out of me. Like, I did believe the doctors that I might have the memory thing.

I didn't believe I was going to die if I drank again. This was in early 2007. I'm not wanting to accept I'm an alcoholic. You know, outside looking in, bro, you were 25 years old or whatever I was, and you drank an organ out of your body. Like, that's a clue, you know? If you're any age and you drink until you're puking up blood, you're not a person that should drink.

I didn't believe I was going to die if I drank again. This was in early 2007. I'm not wanting to accept I'm an alcoholic. You know, outside looking in, bro, you were 25 years old or whatever I was, and you drank an organ out of your body. Like, that's a clue, you know? If you're any age and you drink until you're puking up blood, you're not a person that should drink.

I didn't believe I was going to die if I drank again. This was in early 2007. I'm not wanting to accept I'm an alcoholic. You know, outside looking in, bro, you were 25 years old or whatever I was, and you drank an organ out of your body. Like, that's a clue, you know? If you're any age and you drink until you're puking up blood, you're not a person that should drink.

So, outside looking in, I think the whole world knows Ben's a raging alcoholic. Everybody but Ben accepts this. And I was still obsessed with the fact that, no, I'm just, I'm a real man. I can drink. And, um... We ended up at my parents' house. It's Easter Sunday of 2007. And they tried to do an intervention with me. And I wanted absolutely nothing to do with that at all.

So, outside looking in, I think the whole world knows Ben's a raging alcoholic. Everybody but Ben accepts this. And I was still obsessed with the fact that, no, I'm just, I'm a real man. I can drink. And, um... We ended up at my parents' house. It's Easter Sunday of 2007. And they tried to do an intervention with me. And I wanted absolutely nothing to do with that at all.

So, outside looking in, I think the whole world knows Ben's a raging alcoholic. Everybody but Ben accepts this. And I was still obsessed with the fact that, no, I'm just, I'm a real man. I can drink. And, um... We ended up at my parents' house. It's Easter Sunday of 2007. And they tried to do an intervention with me. And I wanted absolutely nothing to do with that at all.

You know, got two kids in the house. I'd gotten off disability at this point and been in the field absolutely kicking ass, like overselling quotas left and right, setting sales records. Like, I deserve a goddamn drink. Y'all can fuck off. You know, I'm off to a hotter start than my dad was. That's the way I'm looking at this. And so I left the house real pissed off.

You know, got two kids in the house. I'd gotten off disability at this point and been in the field absolutely kicking ass, like overselling quotas left and right, setting sales records. Like, I deserve a goddamn drink. Y'all can fuck off. You know, I'm off to a hotter start than my dad was. That's the way I'm looking at this. And so I left the house real pissed off.

You know, got two kids in the house. I'd gotten off disability at this point and been in the field absolutely kicking ass, like overselling quotas left and right, setting sales records. Like, I deserve a goddamn drink. Y'all can fuck off. You know, I'm off to a hotter start than my dad was. That's the way I'm looking at this. And so I left the house real pissed off.

And I hit Scottsboro, Alabama, going about 130, and the car flipped. single car accident, I was buckled, and my seat broke on the second or third flip, and I went out the rear windshield, going over 100 miles an hour. And I remember flying through the air, and I had time to cognitively think, I need to make sure I land on my feet.

And I hit Scottsboro, Alabama, going about 130, and the car flipped. single car accident, I was buckled, and my seat broke on the second or third flip, and I went out the rear windshield, going over 100 miles an hour. And I remember flying through the air, and I had time to cognitively think, I need to make sure I land on my feet.

And I hit Scottsboro, Alabama, going about 130, and the car flipped. single car accident, I was buckled, and my seat broke on the second or third flip, and I went out the rear windshield, going over 100 miles an hour. And I remember flying through the air, and I had time to cognitively think, I need to make sure I land on my feet.

And right about that time, my face hit the grass in the media, and I had road burn all over my head. I bounced, flipped end over end several times, I ended up breaking my pelvis in three places, which if you're not familiar with pelvic fractures, it's extremely dangerous. All your organs sit in your pelvis.