THE BOTTOM LINE

In the alcohol and drug field, we talk about people "hitting the bottom." This means that their addiction has taken them to the end of the road. There is nowhere else to go. They are down and out. In reality, there are a lot of people born at the bottom. There are many people who shouldn't be parents. Their children are already at the bottom when they are born. Alcohol and drugs makes it impossible for them to rise above that bottom. Often it's the legal system that keeps them there. It takes away their hope for a better day. There is no wondering where hell is at when you see this happening to someone.