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7 Years of Chemsex Recovery: Dallas' Story

Aug 14, 2025
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Dr. Dallas Bragg's seven-year journey from active addiction to thriving recovery coach offers profound insights into the messy, beautiful, and transformative process of healing.

His story isn't one of linear progress but rather a testament to the power of perception, free will, and the willingness to examine our deepest wounds with compassion.

As Dallas reflects, "I call it the gift of meth. I sit here the best, highest, most aware, spiritually attuned version of Dallas that has ever existed on this planet."

This isn't about glorifying addiction, but recognizing how our greatest challenges can become catalysts for unprecedented growth.


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Year One (2018): The Power of Free Will and Vision

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Dallas had external structure through drug court—peeing in a cup four times a week, rehab, court appearances, probation meetings.

Yet even with these safeguards, meth found its way to him in the most unlikely place: a restaurant bathroom where his phone fell behind a toilet paper dispenser, revealing a prepared needle.

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