1966	Born in Souris Hospital. 2 brothers, 1 mother, 1 dog.
1967	cried and slept a lot
1968	don’t remember much about this year. Probably much like the year before.
1969	started hippie movement, changed the world.
1970	played with toys
1971	went to kindergarten
1972	went to school. grandfather died.
1973	continued my education in Grade 2
1974	Dog died. Friend died. Run over by drunk driver.
1976	Mother (nurse) stopped working at hospital and took job at Detox in Souris.
1977	Uneventful year
1978	Got drunk for the first time on a Friday night. I got beer several days before, hid it, planned to drink it, had first couple beer by myself, and had a blackout, so I might have been an alcoholic even before I had a drink.
1979	tried mushrooms for the first time. wow.
1980	started smoking pot and hash, as well as mushrooms and beer.
1980	Father quit drinking. Went to Chit Chat.
1981	myself and [another] bought pound of pot from a crew member on potato boat docked in Souris. Spent next few months in cloud of smoke.
1982	tried acid
1983	began using coke. took mushrooms and went to Black Sabbath concert in Toronto
1984	Graduated high school – went to Saint Mary’s in Halifax
1985	Second year at St. Mary’s Tried heroin for first time. Made mental note to try it again. Got kicked out of residence at St. Mary’s for suspected drug use and corrupting other students morals. quit smoking hash. Took acid before exams.
1986	Arrested for selling hash. Probation and a $600 fine. Moved to Toronto. Worked at several meaningless jobs. Took acid a lot.
1987	Another year in Toronto. More acid.
1988	Moved back to Souris. Met girl who I later married. Got her pregnant. First child – boy.
1989	Took course in Avionics (aircraft maintenance – electronics) at NBCC in Moncton. Got caught snorting coke at Stevie Ray Vaughn concert in Fredericton. Swallowed evidence. Spent night in jail. Found not guilty in court.
1990	Second and final year at school in Moncton. Graduated with Honors despite heavy coke use. Unable to find work due to massive cuts and layoffs at airlines.
1991	Moved back to Souris. Worked for liberals pretending to cut trees in woods. Smashed car driving. First and last drunk driving experience. Go 10 days in jail for leaving scene of accident.
1992	Moved to Charlottetown. Myself and girlfriend opened store selling wine and beer making supplies.
1993	Got married. Cousin murdered in drug related incident in Montreal.
1994	Cut back on massive coke use. Began using heroin. Went through first painful heroin withdrawal. Got sicker than I’ve ever been, up to that point.
1995	Semi-retired from work. Spent time developing heroin addiction. Trip to Calgary, Vancouver.
1996	Went through several periods of addiction and withdrawals. Overdosed on airplane, turned blue. Called detox for advice on heroin. Not satisfied with response. Continued using till December and then switched to Dilaudid, Demerol, Percocet, Morphine and Darvon.
1997	Entered Detox voluntarily in January. Got committed. Escaped. Stopped using drugs except alcohol for 4 or 5 weeks. Resumed drug use and overdosed on Darvon and Valium. Sought treatment at methadone clinic and was put on waiting list. Got arrested under mental health act and brought here where I remain today.

The end.