Can someone help format my paper based on the instructions below with what I've obtained from my interview paper, which is below ? In your paper, you will use both academic research as well as the information gleaned from your interview to write your paper. That is, it will be important that your paper be formatted similarly to that of an academic article. Use headings and sub-headings when organizing your paper. Include an introduction and conclusion. You can use as many direct quotations from the person as possible to support your claims and the research you have found. The student will use at least 5 academic scholarly references when making assertions and exercise APA referencing style. The expected number of pages for the paper in this assignment is no more than 6 pages. Use headings to address each of the 10 questions in the interview.

Long-Term Recovery Interview

I have known Ralo for about four years or so. We met working together at the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP) during my last tour on active duty in San Diego. He had been at SARP for years before I arrived; we were both substance abuse counselors.We worked in an aftercare program to assist clients in their recovery after they were released from our inpatient treatment program. However, I never knew about his history of substance abuse and recovery. Despite all the so-called supervisors or lead counselors who worked with us, he was the most knowledgeable of all the others and was very passionate about our recovery program. Our clients connected with him in a way I had not seen before. We worked in the same office and often had our usual Monday morning football banter regarding the Chiefs versus Raiders rivalry. Ralo was born and raised in the bay, and I was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. One day, I asked him why he was in the substance abuse field, and the answer he gave me blew my mind. He said, "Man, I am in recovery, Bro, and I have been since 2007." He would also play a pivotal part in my life when I needed assistance with my struggles and took me to my first couple of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings when I first started my journey in recovery and later became my sponsor. We talk about recovery a lot, but he has never told me his story in depth until I requested this interview, and this is his story.

Ralo's Story

Ralo is 51 years old and lives in San Diego, California, a city in southern California. He believes his childhood trauma started his relationship with substance abuse; Ralo was extremely close to his grandparents. After both passed in a short time, he struggled with grief and loss when he started drinking to cope at the age of seventeen. At eighteen, his addiction evolved to the use of stimulates like crystal methamphetamine. The powerful effects of this stimulant had him doing anything and everything to make money to obtain the substance. He says, "Man, my life was consumed with getting high. I would rob you; I would cheat you, and I would steal from you if I needed to, whatever it takes to get high."This led to him going in and out of jail over the years. He says, "I knew after going to jail all those times, being in and out of treatment centers countless relapses and after pleas from my family and friends nevertheless I'm getting high." "At that point, I knew my addiction was out of was out of my control" Ralo has been in recovery for seventeen years now and says "I'm more comfortable in my recovery now than in the beginning I know what I need to do so I do it back when I first started I did what saw everyone else doing or followed what they told me to do." He started his recovery journey after leaving an inpatient treatment facility, and early in his recovery, he says, "I attended meetings, meetings, and more meetings daily, and I made lifestyle changes changing my people, places, and things."It takes time, man, to get used to. I built a solid foundation of support, so I can always go back to the basics." His recovery has been a struggle at times, but he believes that his previous experiences with relapsing have sustained his 17-year sobriety run in recovery. He stated, "I kept relapsing because I kept thinking I could just have one like one hit one beer one whatever it was, I lacked coping skills to manage my triggers, and I lacked real support from people that cared about me as I told myself I needed to be on my feet before I go back around my mom's and them, but I needed them to help me." Ralo believes that his lifestyle changes, like his people, places, and things, contributed to his sustained recovery. He also says, "I exercise, I eat right, I meditate, I educate myself, I stay in school, and most importantly, I only deal with people in recovery; I need people that will hold me accountable." "No bars and no clubs. If I want to go somewhere alone, it's a gym, a school, or a meeting." He believes that his life has done a complete turnaround, and I, for one, could not have imagined a guy like him as a drug addict. He explained to me how his life is different now he stated, "I'm married, I'm gainfully employed, and I believe that the best thing about my recovery is now I have the opportunity to mend relationships like with my kids I've gotten my life back." Ralo appreciates another chance at life through recovery. When asked what he appreciates the most, he says, "Having the freedom from active addiction." He explains, "See, when you are an active addict, your day is consumed with being an addict. When you're an inactive addict, you have the freedom to do whatever you want; I get to choose, not the drugs."I was somewhat taken aback by how he explained that, but it made sense later. He attributed his therapist as the most helpful thing anyone had done for him in recovery was telling him not to hold on to things so tightly. He stated, "He told me it's ok to loosen your grip. I'm not saying let it go but loosen your grip some." "I held on to the past so tight for so long like telling myself I'm a horrible parent and I am not good enough and once I loosened my grip on all that it was like a release and the least helpful thing anyone has ever done for me offers me a substance it's something I've dealt with throughout my recovery."