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OPINION - I once took my teeth out with a screwdriver — now I'm 17 years sober and never happier

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I’m not being funny… but it’s my birthday! Well, sort of. Seventeen years ago today I received a new lease of life. For anyone on the 10th day of finding it a challenge, well today is what we call my clean-time birthday, almost two decades of no drink or and I’ve never felt better. Don’t see this month as a loss, just see it as a plus, don’t look at the cons, just look at the pros. Being sober is a key to

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