Teen tells his story of addiction

TUSCOLA – It started as a hobby.

It was nothing serious when he started drinking and "drugging," said Nate B., an 18-year-old recovering addict who can't use his last name because of his participation in Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.

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