"A recovering addict who went to her first AA meeting aged nine says she tried every drug on the market by the time she was 13. Ashley Carter Cash, 38, had a mum who was dependent on crack cocaine and an alcoholic dad. Her parents divorced when she was 12 and afterwards she lived with her mum. A young Ashley hoped to save her 'from the demons that drove her to drugs' but unfortunately..."

“I answered my mother’s phone call that night nearly twelve years ago because I was drunk––the only time I liked to talk on the phone, despite hardly ever remembering any details of the conversations the next day. This time was different. I remember it well, all thanks to the hysteria in her voice that immediately killed my buzz..."

“I attended my first twelve-step meeting at only nine-years-old; my parents have been involved in addiction and recovery for as long as I can remember. When I was twelve, they divorced. Sober living wasn’t going as well for Mom as it was for Dad. Thus, a significant pivot occurred, and life as I knew it changed. Even though my father..."