Formerly disbarred attorney, recovering drug addict makes run for Robbins mayor
Robbins attorney and mayoral candidate Derrick Reese declares on his website that he has “faced challenges that eventually led him to dedicate his life to Christ.” According to documents from the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary …
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Former drug addict illuminates road to recovery
Eric Carlson, an addiction counselor and recovery coach, gave attendees a look inside his past life as a drug user and his current one as an addiction counselor during a Sociology Week event at the Titan Student Union Tuesday. Born to a middle-class …
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Recovering Addict Talks About Surviving Drug Abuse in Parsippany
Sam Archembault knows what drug addiction is like. He lived through a hellish three years but survived it. And now he tells his story to area youth —to make a positive difference in Parsippany. The 21-year-old Parsippany High School alum shares a dark …
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