Cocaine Almost Ruined Me Summary

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Getting Off The High To Pick Up The Pieces

In the article “Cocaine Almost Ruined Me,” the author explains how ex professional football player, Carl Eller, destroyed his life from cocaine use. Eller, started using cocaine in the ‘70s, because he liked the lifestyle that went along with cocaine, and as a way to cope with the life of being a professional football player. He kept using it because he enjoyed the way it boosted his confidence. His use started out slowly because his football career didn’t give him much time to use cocaine, but Eller, used cocaine for years, it became his main focus over work and his other responsibilities. As a result, his football career, finances, and home life was destroyed. Eller is now rebuilding his life and
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