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Choice. live or die. >> i was pretty fortunate that i was able to get a 12-step program. i went nine years straight and i was afraid to miss a meeting. >> he began to change, but his friends didn't. >> just because i stopped drinking, didn't mean everything else did. everybody i associated with drank and drank hard. the first two years was really tough. >> the consequences were dire. >> i had a partner. he was 35 years old. i got sober and he didn't. he died the same year. >> that's why senior who is now sober for 29 years continues to share his story. >> after 12 years of tv, being myself and...