Chad Hepler

Intervention: Anything but My Own Skin Chad Hepler

"Intervention: Anything But My Own Skin" is a brutally honest account of a young man's addiction beginning with a drug and alcohol intervention performed by the author's parents, an intervention team, and a pair of handcuffs. When the author's final escape attempt from the intervention turns out unsuccessful, he gives in and gets on a plane to a wilderness treatment center in the middle of Montana. Through out the story, the author, Chad unveils the reasons he fell into the dark world of addiction by flashing back to old drug and alcohol stories. However, the treatment center is where the story truly begins and where the hard work takes place. Will Chad stay at the center and face the demons of his addiction or will he flee Montana and stay on the path of self-destructive behaviors?