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Nic stopped hanging around his old friends that smoked and drank. He started to become sober and started hanging out with surfers. He finished 8th grade and is now in high school. Now that it's summertime Nic is staying with Viki his biological mom. Their new baby Daisy is born through a c section.

Nic was born in July 1982, his family and teachers describe him as fun, bright, and a leader. Early in Nics life, David and Viki (his parents) got a divorce, and living miles between houses was hard on him. At Nics school David met Karen and they got married. When Nic became a preteen his attitude, style and friends started changing. David and Nic still had their special relationship but something was wrong with Nic.

Nic came back from college he did one year and left. His dad was convinced he was 150 days clean from methamphetamine but one night he left and confessed he had been using it for an entire semester. his dad is feeling so paranoid, worried, and guilty anytime he goes missing his dad automatically thinks he died. David explains meth statics and how Nic almost OD and died. he turned their story to the new york times