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Ron grew up in a normal household. His was not a family of addicts.\\xa0 Rob\\u2019s family did drink, but they didn\\u2019t abuse alcohol.\\xa0\\xa0He was introduced to alcohol at an early age, and from that moment he liked the way it made him feel.\\xa0 Ron would drink whenever he could.\\xa0 It lead him to drug use and he became a self-described \\u201cburn out.\\u201d\\xa0 That\\u2019s when his parents noticed his out-of-control life.\\xa0 Ron agreed to counseling when his mother issued an ultimatum; her own brother committed suicide while in the throes of addiction.