12 failed stints in rehab. Multiple arrests. In and out of jail. Losing most of your friends. Having your own mother buy a premature cemetery plot for you. Family members taking out life insurance policies for you knowing your death is imminent. Many people would think any one of these life events – let alone all of them – would be the impetus to someone getting sober. For Brandon Novak, however, it took waking up in a park in Baltimore with a rat on his chest after prostituting his body to a man the night before just so that he could score some heroin.
For the Baltimore Sun's annual Addiction & Recovery section, I spent the day with Brandon Novak, a Hollywood star and champion skateboarder who struggled with addiction for over 20 years until he got sober and now dedicates his life to helping others. Read the entire article here.
