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I Took the High Road

I Took the High Road

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September 12th 2014: Drug Prevention and Awareness, People Making a Difference

In this episode I will be talking with some of the people who are in the fight against prescription pill and opiate use in the communities they live in. The founders of StopHeroinWI, the CJ Lomas Foundation and Rise Together will join me to discuss how heroin has affected them, and what they decided to do about it. These are their story's of how they started out, the struggles they went through, and where they plan on going with their organizations in the future. As the heroin problem continues to get worse in this country, they are on the front line making a difference.

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Patti Lomas

On March 18, 2012, Patti Lomas's life changed forever. She lost her son to a heroin overdose after a long and difficult battle with addiction. Patti decided to remember her son by forming the CJ Lomas Recovery Foundation with her husband Charlie and their son Christopher.
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Linda Lenz

Linda Lenz, is Founder and President of Stop Heroin Now, Inc. a non profit and StopHeroinWI on Facebook with the biggest following for an anti heroin page in the Midwest. Linda and her husband Rick lost their 23 year old son to a heroin overdose.
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Anthony Alvarado

Anthony Alvarado, one of the Co-Founders of RISE TOGETHER, has been on the path to recovery for the past several years. Throughout his life experiences he has developed a great amount of passion for helping to change the community he lives in; Appleton, WI. At only 30 years old he has already embarked on many different struggles and successes. He has been able to break the cycle of addiction in his family so that he may lead a healthy life for himself and his beloved children.
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Douglas Darby

Douglas Darby, the other Co-Founder of RISE TOGETHER, knows what it is like to go from nothing to something. Since he has been released from prison, Darby has been working day-in and day-out to pay back his community in a way that will make a positive change in those who need it most; our youth. Within the past year Darby has taking his speaking skills to the street where he advocates for change. He is a man of action.
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