Mark Grey / Richard Beal
Recovering From the Game introduces the reader to true stories of recovering from the game in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. The people you meet share their experiences with drugs, alcohol, and the criminally addictive lifestyle, and how they eventually found recovery. G.A.M.E. stands for Good Advice Means Everything, and these individuals give their advice and insights to those experiencing the game, and give hope to their loved ones. Covering topics like moving to San Francisco, being introduced to drugs and the streets, relationships, and then finding strength and hope through recovery, Recovering From The Game offers inspiration and possibility to people who are currently in the game as well as their friends and family. Author Richard Beal, a.k.a. Dollar Bill, was literally born into the game, and he lived it for twenty years. Today Richard is known as the 'Ambassador for Recovery' and works as a recovery activist, mentor, life coach, sponsor, husband, and friend. Inspired by Tenderloin Housing Clinic founder Randy Shaw and motivated by co-author Mark Grey, Richard’s vision of recovering from the game has become reality for him and many other survivors of the game. The vision is not yet complete as long as we continue to battle the disease of addiction, but Richard’s commitment and drive continue to push San Francisco forward to address the disease of addiction.
