Kudos to Ryan Sheckler for opening up on the sensitive topic of addiction. The X Games gold medalist and former MTV reality star went on In Depth with Graham Bensinger and described his bouts with alcolholism and shared a touching story about a call from Michael Phelps that helped fuel his sobriety. These days is back on the right track and was recently at Camp Woodward sharing his passion for skateboarding with the next generation of rippers. Good on ya dude. 

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