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From the Ashes of Addiction: How Alcoholics Anonymous Saved My Life

From the Ashes of Addiction: How Alcoholics Anonymous Saved My Life, by Michael Eon. Photograph of urban wall art by Steve Snider
Photograph by Steve Snider

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

One man’s journey to reclaiming his life from addiction — and helping others do the same

“I would not be where I am today had it not been for who I was before.”

Just over 20 years ago, I walked into the Chairman’s office, told him I was an alcoholic, and resigned as CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company I’d been running for ten years. I never drank during or before work, but I was a drunk. I’d been obsessed with mind-altering substances for as long as I could remember. The first of anything always led to the insatiable consumption of more. Although alcohol had never been my first

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