Chris Cella
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Addicts are some of the most resourceful, intelligent people on the planet. Like, you drop an addict in the middle of the desert, and they're going to find the nearest tribe with an opium pipe, you know, within 30 minutes.
Well, yeah, but if you get them to... if you can, you know, separate them from the drug and separate them from the addiction and turn that into something that's good, like, you know, an addiction to work or addiction to helping others, you know, that you can get addicted to. Like, I mean, for me, the reason I got sober, I think there's several factors that played into it.
Well, yeah, but if you get them to... if you can, you know, separate them from the drug and separate them from the addiction and turn that into something that's good, like, you know, an addiction to work or addiction to helping others, you know, that you can get addicted to. Like, I mean, for me, the reason I got sober, I think there's several factors that played into it.
Well, yeah, but if you get them to... if you can, you know, separate them from the drug and separate them from the addiction and turn that into something that's good, like, you know, an addiction to work or addiction to helping others, you know, that you can get addicted to. Like, I mean, for me, the reason I got sober, I think there's several factors that played into it.
Obviously God, you know, and... and the intrinsic motivation, you know, that I talked about, and having a fantastic support system that was there for me. They were just waiting for me to come to them, you know, just like, Hey, we're here. Just, you know, family. Yeah. My family.
Obviously God, you know, and... and the intrinsic motivation, you know, that I talked about, and having a fantastic support system that was there for me. They were just waiting for me to come to them, you know, just like, Hey, we're here. Just, you know, family. Yeah. My family.
Obviously God, you know, and... and the intrinsic motivation, you know, that I talked about, and having a fantastic support system that was there for me. They were just waiting for me to come to them, you know, just like, Hey, we're here. Just, you know, family. Yeah. My family.
And, um, and, um, one of the, uh, one halfway house owner who was kind of participating in this game, but he cared like he cared. He genuinely cared about the people who were coming to his house. He did not allow any drug use or anything like that. There was, I was at one place that was selling this, this guy was selling crack to his clients at the halfway house. No way. Yes.
And, um, and, um, one of the, uh, one halfway house owner who was kind of participating in this game, but he cared like he cared. He genuinely cared about the people who were coming to his house. He did not allow any drug use or anything like that. There was, I was at one place that was selling this, this guy was selling crack to his clients at the halfway house. No way. Yes.
And, um, and, um, one of the, uh, one halfway house owner who was kind of participating in this game, but he cared like he cared. He genuinely cared about the people who were coming to his house. He did not allow any drug use or anything like that. There was, I was at one place that was selling this, this guy was selling crack to his clients at the halfway house. No way. Yes.
And he was selling crack to just people in general. So we would get knocks on our doors at three o'clock in the morning from total fucking spun out crackheads. Come on. Yeah. No, man. And there was no door on the bathroom. It was the middle of the summer in South Florida. It's like 110 degrees out. No air conditioning.
And he was selling crack to just people in general. So we would get knocks on our doors at three o'clock in the morning from total fucking spun out crackheads. Come on. Yeah. No, man. And there was no door on the bathroom. It was the middle of the summer in South Florida. It's like 110 degrees out. No air conditioning.
And he was selling crack to just people in general. So we would get knocks on our doors at three o'clock in the morning from total fucking spun out crackheads. Come on. Yeah. No, man. And there was no door on the bathroom. It was the middle of the summer in South Florida. It's like 110 degrees out. No air conditioning.
Just fans littering, you know, littered across the living room and down the hallways and stuff. I mean, just an absolute shit show. And people are smoking crack in the halfway house? Yeah. His rule was, you know, fine line, no needles. Like, yeah, you can smoke crack, you can smoke whatever you want, just no needles. Like, all right.
Just fans littering, you know, littered across the living room and down the hallways and stuff. I mean, just an absolute shit show. And people are smoking crack in the halfway house? Yeah. His rule was, you know, fine line, no needles. Like, yeah, you can smoke crack, you can smoke whatever you want, just no needles. Like, all right.
Just fans littering, you know, littered across the living room and down the hallways and stuff. I mean, just an absolute shit show. And people are smoking crack in the halfway house? Yeah. His rule was, you know, fine line, no needles. Like, yeah, you can smoke crack, you can smoke whatever you want, just no needles. Like, all right.
Yeah, a couple of times.
Yeah, a couple of times.
Yeah, a couple of times.
I'd say it is, it's very destructive, obviously. But in terms of like a high, it's like 30 minutes of, like I can, you know, kind of that I can conquer the world.