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Butler siblings talk about journeys to sobriety

Siblings Joshua Bobby and Julie Hooks, both of Butler, shared stories of how they struggled with substance abuse over the years to the point where they decided to become sober. Submitted photo

Joshua Bobby, of Butler, was once sober for seven years, then he drank again. Another time, he was sober for two years before drinking again.

Bobby and his sister Julie Hooks have both been sober since 2018, but each of their decisions came after a series of troubles created by their substance consumption.

Bobby, the older of the two, said his relationship with alcohol began when he was 10 years old — and so did many of the issues he would have throughout his young adult life.

“I was like 10 years old, I think, and it was the last day at school. My neighbor’s dad had a Beer Meister in his basement,” Bobby said. “I remember drinking like two or three beers and puking in the sink and going home drunk, and I thought, ‘I can't wait to do this again.’”

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