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Amelio Estevez’s memoir, Along the Way, provides a chilling glimpse of his adolescence, marked by addiction, exposure to drug-fueled parties, and early exposure to adult pornography. He describes frequent visits to a seedy bar called Dampa, where local prostitutes frequented, and nights spent in a “madness” that made him consider fleeing the chaos altogether. His account paints a picture of a young boy growing up in a climate rife with heavy drinking, drug use, and emotional neglect, conditions that likely shaped his later destructive behaviors.