The Story Of My Dads Lifelong Drug Addiction & How I Learned To Support Him

My dad has always drank, smoked, and done drugs. It left him jobless, homeless and now powerless to crack — I finally figured out how to best be there for him.

My dad grew up in Whitehorse, Yukon. In his late teens and 20’s, he worked as a heavy-duty mechanic. He worked in treacherous conditions on the Beaufort sea for many years – He is what you’d call a “Tough Cookie”. He was only 17 years old…