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[quote=Anonymous]There was a really good thrift store near there in the eighties. My friends and I used to the El to Kensington and go there. It was a rough neighborhood even then... Lots of fires from the meth labs... But not like this.

Even the East Village, on Avenue C, when I lived there in 1989, wasn't like this.

Or not quite. There were abandoned buildings that were probably a lot like this.

I have a large number of college friends who got into this world and somehow stumbled out again. They all have phds and other professional degrees now. They have kids and houses and other interests. You would have no idea, looking at them or their accomplishments. Most didn't go through any actual rehab. Detox here and there. One detoxed in jail.

What made them stop? Having the ability to get away from the culture and the people seemed to have the biggest effect... That and having an UMC family to assist.

I have some friends who died, too. What separated them from the group who just stopped? Nothing. Bad luck. [/quote]

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