I Was Not Born An Addict

I wasn't born an addict, but sadly destined to be one! I Wasn't Born an Addict contains a message that can very well assist both the active addict and those in early recovery in their struggles with abstinence from drugs of choice. The raw content of this text is often presented through the eyes of a child surviving the truth about the familial disease of addiction and mental illness. As a teenager, the wrath of heroin addiction; such as and not limited to, juvenile incarceration, hepatitis at age seventeen, and facing a major life sentence at age nineteen for his drug involvement rendered him lost and hopeless. The reader will embrace the essence of the journey R. W. Davis took into and out of the destructive life of addiction. His everlasting determination to stay clean and sober is riveting. His devotion to achieve the ultimate level of emotional sobriety is not only heartfelt but also inspirational to the addict, his family, and anyone interested in the immense power of the human condition.R. W. Davis attributes nearly forty-seven years of continuous recovery to his God, his many mentors, and his sponsors. His three children and three grandchildren are the testimony of all the many miracles in his life as a sober man.