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[Music] this is a film about a real tough topic in the trucking industry substance abuse we'd like to thank carey companies of illinois for their help in delivering this vital message now understand carry companies involvement in this project does not imply that they employ drivers who have substance abuse problems in fact just the opposite is true we are grateful for their support you're going to wear that shirt again hey hey it's my lucky shirt i until they clinch the pennant i ain't changing ricky what's up man you look like we just handed the death sentence got my physical moved up it's not next month it's this week tough break man [Music] nice day for crappie yeah it is yeah hey paul you know i need to talk to you a friend of mine he's in trouble those new d.o.t laws damn i'll get fired i'll lose my job i need that money hey hey come on you're getting all bent out of shape over nothing man you can beat those tests they say a guy can get totally cleaned up in just a few days not a trace well i don't have a few days you'll see your turn is coming up soon pal i got it all worked out i'll be ready for him i'll tell you something carl that stuff ate up all my money wrecked my health yeah i know and now with this drug testing thing he stands a good chance to lose his job well if i was in your shoes carol i'd go directly to a supervisor i can't he's my friend hey pal he may be your friend and i'm sure he's a very nice hard-working guy but put him behind the wheel of a truck and you're playing russian roulette you gotta talk to his boss he's gonna lose his job better his job than his life the only way that he'll lose his job is if he doesn't get into the program [Music] [Music] now [Music] ugh [Music] hey well well i haven't seen you in a while oh man you look beat i've been uh going a lot yeah still got a return run tonight well i got some speed can't i got a drug test coming up soon and i got to be clean you know i don't know when it's going to be it's too bad because i got some of that same killer coke from freddy again oh you're kidding nope uh i i i better not too great at temptation but uh wait wait you think you still might have some in a week or so it'll be like my little reward you want it i got it now i better not i thought i was above getting addicted i knew how to handle it i was in control the truth of the matter is that the drugs are in control the booze is in control it all started with some painkillers that the doc gave me for my back and they made me feel real good but drowsy and they slowed up my reflexes so i started on the amphetamines and then they'd make you edgy and i couldn't sleep so it was back to the downers again maybe a beer or two at bedtime i called the roofers and they came out to look at the job it's gonna cost two thousand dollars and i looked in the checkbook and we don't have it you just have to put it off then well we can't put it off i mean the leak is starting to ruin it then we're already up to our limits damn it ellen where's all the money going i don't know jack but i have seen a lot of checks written for cash in your handwriting what's that supposed to mean what is this the third degree it's my money isn't it i'm the one out there busting my butt look what's wrong with you you've just been so irritable anything the kids and i say are doing just seems to set you up so what am i an alcoholic like your old man is that what you're saying i'm a hell of a lot better man than he ever was i got a good job you never go hungry i mean because i have a drink once in a while that makes me an alcoholic jack what's happening to us the shorter more intense the high the lower the low and when i was on coke man i would come down hard would feel real depressed restless i just never put the two together i couldn't figure out why i felt so bad i know you feel that you're doing them a favor by keeping the old lip button but you're not you got to do something pal yeah i know [Music] hey carl after this maybe you can uh help me on the roof and check this leak out how about those other friends of yours what are you talking about yeah i've seen who your new friends are ted ricky j in them guys you never used to hang around with coke heads you don't know them you don't know what they do and besides you're the one that never wants to hang around with us mr anti-social right no you just hang out with that jerk paul thinks just because he had a problem everyone does hey who do you think you're talking to just get some help look maybe i've done some speed i mean a lot of guys have done it once or twice even you man but i don't do it regularly you're blowing this whole thing way out of proportion look you can deny this all you want but the reality is if you get caught you're gonna lose your job look i got that test coming up next week you're gonna see i'll be clean i'll quit worrying over nothing nothing right yeah nothing [Music] do i still hear my name being called what about your test i passed [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] come back [Music] i [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh jesus hey hey you stupid jerk oh man i'm sorry let me call you kind of driving i didn't see you there already is killing you are you okay i'm not all right i'm sorry man i'm sorry huh okay no cause you came to me are you just killing me you're right take your head off right now okay look i did hey i thought i it ain't gonna help getting into my stuff you ruined my stuff oh um here let me help you man forget it just forget it you're gonna pay for this man you gotta pay [Music] hey carl hey uh you know wicked uh listen you were right i'm i'm in bad shape you said i should get some help you know but i i i i i couldn't hear you at the time but um i've kind of changed my mind i can use that help now [Music] thanks man i'll uh just stay right here until you come get me thanks man you