As a middle child he persevered through many hardships after his parents divorced. Wanting to feel as if he belonged in the "in" crowd he gave in to the peer pressures of life. Drinking and drugging became a lifestyle and before long he lost himself within it's trappings. As he found himself in and out of rehabilitation centers the only escape from the madness came in releasing the pain within his diary. These are the writings that came to be known as "A Diary of an Addict."