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After feeling like a "grown up" after the Just for Laughs gig, Wood describes how he was "a boy again within weeks." Addiction and debt begins to interfere with his gigs and career advancement. Even when he decides he has to choose between comedy and cocaine, withdrawal drags him back down. The loss of a good friend leads to the relapse mentioned in the previous chapter. Then a special event turns things around.

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Alex Wood

Alex Wood is a comedian, writer, and podcaster who has been featured on NBC's Today Show, Kevin Hart's LOL, Vice, and Sirius XM Radio. His podcast How Alex Wood Quit Everything takes listeners on a journey through his addiction and subsequent recovery. Float like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea is his first book. He lives in Toronto.