- I had to be in charge of everything

and control every aspect of my life.

The second I realized Ilost control of my life

and something else was in control of me,

which was probably likethree or four weeks in

to using heroin, Iimmediately wanted to stop

and it was terrifying that I couldn't.

- [Andrew] Control had becomeeverything to Daniel McGhee.

He was an extremely smart kid,

but his shyness and small stature

made him feel the need to prove himself.

- Felt like a fragile, little person,

so I started emulating people.

At a very early age, I startedwatching gangster movies

and drug dealer movies andI wanted to emulate that.

I wanted to be respected and feared.

Being the littlest in the group

and the youngest in the group,

I often felt like Ihad to be the craziest.

- [Andrew] Daniel's responsible,hard-working parents

did everything they could toget him on the right path,

including taking him to church,

but he tested theirauthority at every turn.

- They caught me smokingcigarettes at an early age,

they caught me stealingbeer at an early age,

and they tried their bestto hand down punishments

and do things that they thought were

gonna try to curb my behavior.

- [Andrew] Which only got worse.

At 13, Daniel found a taste for alcohol

and the confidence that came with it.

- Took away my shyness.

It made me a tough guy.

I could go talk to anywomen that I wanted to.

I could go talk to anybody.

It made me stand up for myself

and it made me be who Ithought I wanted to be.

- [Andrew] Taking his rebellionand ego to another level,

he started selling drugs, whichgot him kicked out of school

in 10th grade.

- I think at that age, I was proud of it.

It just furthered the image that I thought

that I had to create about myself

about this bad guy, this tough guy,

and could do whatever I wanted.

- [Andrew] A full blownalcoholic and drug dealer,

Daniel left home at 17.

Soon, he discovered a new high.

- I meet an older womanwho is using heroin.

And I did the heroin and itbrought me such inner warmth

and comfort and peace.

It was like floating on a pillow.

And I had no worries, no qualms, no pain,

no anxiety, no depression.

I just was, and I enjoyedevery minute of it.

- [Andrew] Within a week,

heroin had taken control of Daniel,

sending him into a six-year spiral

of homelessness and addiction.

- There were a lot ofhorrible things I did.

I spent a lot of timesleeping in abandoned houses,

sleeping in the streets,sleeping in dumpster enclosures,

anywhere where I could find shelter,

shooting up with dirtyneedles, toilet water,

and all this other stuff.

The only purpose was the high,

and that's why I didn't evencare whether I lived or died.

Sometimes I ended up inhospitals, sometimes I didn't.

I probably overdosedmaybe about eight times.

- [Andrew] In those six years,

Daniel was incarcerated close to 30 times.

In his few moments of clarity,

he made many unsuccessfulattempts at rehab.

- So even though I didn'twant to be an addict,

I continued that cycle out of fear.

The fear keeps us locked in place

because the alternativeis going through anxiety,

depression, and severephysical withdrawals.

And I went right back to what I knew.

Heroin numbs your physicalpain, your emotional pain,

everything, and it waslike a refuge for me.

- [Andrew] In 2001, a court told Daniel

either get into a rehab program

or spend the next 14 years in prison.

He opted for a SalvationArmy treatment center

because it was just nine months and free.

- It was like a whole vibeof love and spirituality.

It's a very Christian program,it was very church-based,

and it reintroduced me to God.

And I finally started to get it.

It was I had to havelife beat me up that bad

before I was finally willing to surrender

and listen to this higher authority.

- [Andrew] Now studying the Bible,

attending church, andmeeting with pastors,

Daniel realized his lifewould never really change

unless Jesus was in control.

So one Sunday morning, hesurrendered his life to Christ.

- Once my heart was opened,

it was like my whole being was opened.

I felt lighter.

I felt positive.

For once, I felt like I hada future and I had a chance.

I had to have control ofeverything in my life.

I had to be in charge of everything

and control every aspect of my life.

The ironic thing is thatit wasn't until I learned

that I had to surrender, surrender my life

and my will to God, thatI was able to get clean,

and change my life.

- [Andrew] Daniel finishedthe program when he was 25

and has been clean ever since.

He started working hard tobuild a future for himself.

- I'm a convict.

I have no skills.

I have no trade.

I have nothing going for me.

So I had to humble myself,and that's what I did.

You guys both got hats?

- [Andrew] Today, he's a realtor

and owner of a jail bond business.

But Daniel's true callingis to help people in need.

He says there's onlyone person he looks to

for direction and meaning in his life.

- Jesus is a role model,

and that's what I often tellpeople, he's my role model.

I spend my entire lifetrying to chase Jesus,

trying to be like him.

If I came out of what I came out of

to be where I'm at today, anybody can.

We win by surrendering to God

and letting His will take over our lives

instead of our own will.