Clay Edwards shares a candid testimony about his past struggles with drug abuse, beginning around 1992 when he got his driver's license and immersed himself in street life, influenced by rap culture and hanging with the wrong crowd. He describes marijuana as a gateway drug for him, leading to harder substances like powder drugs and meth, despite initially hating the effects. His involvement in the nightclub business from 2001 exacerbated the issue, involving partying, sex, and heavy drug use, including ecstasy and cocaine. He hit rock bottom around 2009-2010, losing everything financially due to bad decisions, but achieved sobriety after a pivotal intervention from his father and moving back home. Edwards has been drug-free for about 13 years, emphasizing that drugs can kill and scramble lives, urging young listeners to avoid them entirely and learn from his mistakes.