Moral Barrier

Published: May 4, 2019, 1:10 p.m.

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Born and raised in Birmingham, Ala., Lee grew up with a family that never drank or smoke.\\xa0 His parents were very strict, and he never saw his parents ever take a sip of an alcoholic beverage.\\xa0 But at age 12, Lee\\u2019s brother started experimenting with drugs and got into trouble with the local police.\\xa0 It was enough to scare Lee away from using alcohol or drugs when friends asked if he wanted to join them.\\xa0 Though at age 14, at a party at a friend\\u2019s home with no parents watching, he tried alcohol and engaged in his first bender.\\xa0 As if that wasn\\u2019t bad enough, he lied to his father when confronted the next morning.

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