I got sober thanks to a monthly shot of a drug that helps stop my craving for alcohol. I lost 70 pounds in the process.

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I got sober thanks to a monthly shot of a drug that helps stop my craving for alcohol. I lost 70 pounds in the process.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeff Horton, 50, a development operations manager from Richmond, Virginia. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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