Unite to Face Addiction: In the News

WASHINGTON – David Stoecker thought he would die of his addiction to opioids and methamphetamine, which consumed nearly 25 years of his life and landed him in jail more than a dozen times.

Today, the Springfield 43-year-old is clean and helping others battling drug and alcohol dependency. And he's about to lend his voice to an increasingly forceful addiction advocacy movement that hopes to take Washington by storm next month.

The Sky is the Limit - My Story as related to Heroes in Recovery

My story was recently put on the Heroes in Recovery website. I would ask that you visit their website (www.heroesinrecovery.com) and check out everything that they are doing to break stigma and share the hope that there is a Better Life in Recovery. Here is the link to my story on their website: http://heroesinrecovery.com/stories/9206/

Here is what they printed:

Top 10 Reasons for my Blog Hiatus

Unfortunately, it has been a month since I have written any blogs which is not what I had originally intended. The reasons for not writing like I said are easy to come up. There are a plethora of reasons so I figured I would narrow them down a little. Here are the top 10 reasons why I have not written blogs like I said I would:

Letter to the Editor of the Springfield News-Leader

The city of Springfield is proposing changes to how the city handles group homes with criminal offenders. They do not want transitional housing in any area other than industrial districts.