STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –
Nov. 11, 2025 – I am a director, actor, entertainer, creative coach & teacher in NYC. I have a nightlife persona Lavinia Draper IG/FB/TikTok @mslavinianyc
I wrote a musical Doing Time With Lavinia.
I work for Roadrecovery.org.
At the LGBTQ center in NYC.
I have a residency as an entertainer at The Stonewall in NYC.
I help create Events and show IG/ FB @susancampanaro.
Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date?
A. My recovery date is APRIL 7,1991.
I loved brown liquor
vodka martini
And straight Scotch or Martel.
Beer always made me sick and i drank a lot of it
I dated coke dealers. So I used that a lot, smoked it & crack.
Pot always from age 12 to 24.
Q. Is there anything special in your sobriety toolkit that helps keep you sober?
A. Gratitude on a daily basis.
Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist of fate?
A. I think it is a Dis-ease.
Mental, Physical and Spiritual.
