On January 5, 2017, James Nash had what he hoped was his last drink—forever. Before that day, his life revolved around nothing but drinking. As a bartender, even his work life was centered around alcohol consumption—and recovering from it.
When Nash didn't go out to the bars at night, he'd go to the local gas station and pick up several 12-packs of beer, then drink until he passed out.
When he did go to bars, he'd always end up too drunk to drive home. One time, he left his car overnight in a parking garage. He went downtown to pick it up, stopped at his workplace—the bar—for "just one drink," and got too drunk to drive. He did this three nights in a row, with his car in the parking garage the whole time!
The night Nash decided to change started with a fight between him and his brother. They were roommates, and Nash hadn't paid his part of the rent because he'd spent it all the night before, drinking with a co-worker.
"The fight escalated until he kicked me and my dog...
Source: Bartender James Nash Traded Drinking For Dumbbells
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