It all started with the socialably acceptable alcohol which I drank to extremes then came weed followed by the hard drugs later in life.
I got clean by turning up at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting and getting myself a sponsor and working the steps.
Just for Today - I’m clean and have a positive outlook on life
My first distro was Redhat back in like 96? Then I moved to Slackware and never looked back and still use it today.