VIDEO – LOVING THE SOBER LIFE –
Oct. 24, 2023 – His dreams of being a United States Marine and coming back to Laredo to be a Texas State Trooper came to an end, so, he became a drug dealer.
“It was exciting, it was like living in a movie,” said Chavarria.
It wasn’t only a rush of selling drugs but also the high he got from consuming opioids.
His family became secondary, while his drug addiction was first.
Ricardo suffered a heart attack eight years ago and tried to quit drugs three times.
It wasn’t until six years ago when things changed for the better after he sought help to fight his addiction.
By this time, his heart was only working at 23 percent.
“I used to say I do it for my kids the day I said I do it for myself that’s when it changed,” said Chavarria.
The choice to do this for himself and nobody else motivated the start of the journey.
Ricardo started to receive treatment for his drug addiction.
Seeing others not using drugs motivated him to continue his path to sobriety.
Ricardo started staying away from the drug just to pass his exams; however, he continued to use drugs the days he knew he wasn’t going to be tested.
His luck soon ran out after he was picked for a random drug testing.
