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“Everything I do comes down to this: Connect with a person’s
pain. Help them hold on to whatever light can be found in
the darkness. Learn from crisis. And turn that experience into
something positive for the future.”
—DeQuincy Lezine, Lifetime Achievement Award
CHANGING THE
NARRATIVE
“Accepting this award means that I am a winner. I am no
longer in a cage dealing with substance abuse and domestic
violence. My life has given example that recovery is possible.”
—Veronica Alston, Consumer/Peer Leadership Award
“Some of the benefits of my recovery are that today I’m a
better daughter. I’m a better sister. I’m a better friend. I’m a
better coworker. I’m a better mother to two kids that I helped
raise and as of three years ago, I’m a better grandmother to
two beautiful grandsons.”
—Neil Campbell, Consumer/Peer Leadership Award
“When you have voices that come together with passion and
tenacious effort, you can make a difference and really make
changes. And we have a lot of work to do. We look forward
to the challenges and we look forward to all the voices united
together to make a difference.”
—Major Sam Cochran (retired)
SAMHSA Special Recognition Award