Weird having this post, I wish everyone who was in straight could find this site because there are alot of people needing help and we need to set it straight that straight sucked and was harmful to us. My folks still think the most of straight and my dad will die thinking straight was great and I'm a fuck up that couldn't make it. Hence, kicked out on the streets when your down and out. Steve and I grew up together and we had alot of the same friends. Our friend Richie Skellen I hope is still alive, I haven't seen him but once after I got out of the program and my friend paul palmer who i met in straight brought him over to my place to see me. I heard he moved out west. He was shooting heroin at age 11 living with his aunt and his parents were dead. Well, we were pretty bad kids and got in alot of trouble. I got sent to straight, I made it to 5th phase and got started over, very very long program. Before i got started over steve mead came to be introduced to the group. I was the only one to stand up and say he was a druggie friend. Well, I got started over and steve became the new senior staff member. I use to hate it. Old druggie friend comes in and takes over the show. Well, after we 7 stepped steve and I use to hang out alot. Go on dates together, beach ect.. I started getting stoned again about a year after I graduated. Steve stayed straight for a long time as well. I got booted out of my parents house while attending full time college because they found out i was smoking the weed. They did what they were taught by straight to do. Kick me out on the street and make it on my own. This also means tough love exist and is real. I swear if I could I would help everyone out that needed a hand in the name of coolness not tough love.