Getting clean was not sudden or clean-cut. It was desperate and isolating. For a period, Itico lived out of his car while trying to enroll in college, using campus facilities to get by. Eventually, he secured a loan and moved into a dorm, marking the first stable living situation he’d had in years. From there, he committed to rebuilding: Enrolled as a Psychology major, Entered therapy, Started medication management, Built structure into his life.