Refresher: After Years of Drug Use and Months in Prison, Chad Is Now Clean and Sober!

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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From my Call of the Day archives; Chad was an addict, drug dealer, and convict, but now he has completely turned his life around. Find out what made him flip the switch! Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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1:17.5	Chad, welcome to the program. I understand you were an addict.
1:22.3	Yes. I talked to you about six months ago about my nephew, but I've been wanting to call in
1:26.6	because I always hear at this subject almost every day.
1:30.7	And I thought it was a good time to call in.
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