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“I started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 16,” Randal said, “and my use progressed quickly. I went from smoking marijuana to using pills and cocaine in just a matter of months.”
The chronic narcotics abuse went on through high school and even followed him into military service. Although the Army offered accountability through drug testing and supervision, it wasn’t enough to eradicate the craving completely and he continued to use on occasion. What’s more, his alcohol consumption exploded, virtually becoming a thing of sport.
After eight years of service, which included deployments to both Afghanistan and Iraq, Randal’s reliance on drugs escalated violently when he returned after 15 months overseas.
“A lot of soldiers were using,” he said. “They were coming back with traumatic injuries and were in a lot of pain. They started to become [dependent] on pain medication and things grew from there.”
When Randal witnessed several of his friends experimenting with heroin and Oxycontin he was thrust into a whole new dimension of substance abuse.
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