▁Par ole ▁Board ▁of ▁their ▁decision - making ▁and ▁management ▁processes . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Bur ton ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁a ▁baby ▁by ▁an ▁older ▁couple . ▁Bur ton ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁art istic ▁and ▁pol ite ▁child . ▁His ▁adopt ive ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁Bur ton ▁was ▁two . ▁This ▁left ▁his ▁adopt ive ▁mother ▁to ▁raise ▁him ▁on ▁her ▁own . ▁It ▁seems ▁she ▁strugg led ▁to ▁co pe ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁critical ▁of ▁Bur ton ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁growing ▁up . ▁If ▁he ▁mis be hav ed , ▁she ▁would ▁rem ind ▁him ▁he ▁was ▁adopted ▁and ▁threaten ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁back . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁put ▁down s ▁and ▁constant ▁criticism , ▁Bur ton ▁grew ▁up ▁feeling ▁in secure ▁and ▁angry , ▁with ▁little ▁sense ▁of ▁attachment ▁to ▁his ▁adopted ▁mother . ▁He ▁began ▁using ▁dru gs ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁TV N Z ▁document ary ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁Dark lands ▁documented ▁Bur ton ’ s ▁increasing ▁ab use ▁of ▁dru gs ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁highlight ed ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁L SD , ▁can nab is , ▁alco hol ▁and ▁pres cription ▁p ills . ▁From ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁using ▁dru gs ▁on ▁an ▁almost ▁daily ▁basis . ▁His ▁girl friend ▁who ▁was ▁interview ed ▁for ▁the ▁document ary ▁said ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁break ▁into ▁chem ist ▁sh ops ▁to ▁get ▁ben z odia ze p ines