I C Well most all my school buddies have passed away from D & D. I still have one that I have known since 77. He was a functioning drunk like me and always worked the masonry trade and paid his bills, kept an apartment, always showed for work. etc.
I hired him as my labor foreman in 97,98 and he did a good job untill I quit in 05. He started selling pain pills and dirtweed and slowly started changing ( I hope you dont mind a long story, I feel like writing) He and his wife had a nice home, cars were paid for and they were doing great when I "retired".
He started growing and selling and about three years ago he was making crazy money selling roxy? 30 & 15 and percs and herb. But he was eating all his profit. He borrowed money from friends and family to "save his house" but didnt make payments.
This is getting carried away
They lost there home, cars, etc. They are living in a foreclosed house. He has no weed cause his garden died so I went there Christmas and gave his sad butt some.
He is actually eating, smoking, snorting 10 of those thirtys a day and will be homeless any day
Sorry bout the long story but he is the last of my old pals and his head is gone.
LOL yesterday, he bragged about not having a beer for almost a year