Professional skateboarder Brandon Turner got sober in 2016 and found his way back to his board, realizing skating was crucial to his recovery. Now, he's…
"Skateboarding, to me, is one of the best lessons in life because it's constant failure," pro skater Brandon Turner saysBrandon Turner is a legend in skateboarding, getting sponsored at the age of 13 and quickly becoming internationally known for both his technical skating and tricks."I did start drinking early on, before I was 18, so that played a part legally. I started getting DUIs, started getting drunk in public, started getting county jail time.
The center offers outpatient and residential treatment programs. There are also activities ranging from Pilates to surfing to skateboarding to help with participants’ sobriety and their mental health. With skateboarding, Brandon takes outpatients to different skateparks twice a week around San Diego.
So this program is just, like, amazing. It's better than any drug I've ever done. Yeah, I mean, just like, the feeling of riding on a skateboard, it's like, unmatched. You can't get that from anything else," program participant Wyatt Matuzak said."It's awesome. When I first met him, I was starstruck. I was like, my God. And now I hang out with him all the time and he takes me out to eat and he's like my life coach," Matuzak said.
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