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While in jail I was covered in track marks, and my parents came to visit me for my birthday.

Jon Caito (US Army, 2001-2012) shares how spending his birthday in jail led him to realize he needed help.

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When I finally realized

I needed help, my rock bottom,

I celebrated a birthday in jail.

While in jail,

I was covered in track marks

and my parents came

to visit me for my birthday.

And then my mom looks

at me and says,

“What are all those marks

on your arms?”

because she had

never seen them before.

That's when I needed help.

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