Transcript

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We often hear that addiction is a disease of isolation, but the antidote is community.
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According to Stand Together, the journey of John Vance is living proof of that truth.
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Before finding recovery, John was completely hijacked by a severe heroin addiction.
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He entered the Shepherd’s House residential program, initially determined to be miserable.
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But during a simple group outing to a haunted house, the walls of isolation crumbled.
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He paired this newfound peer connection with employment at a recovery-centered restaurant.
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Today, sober for over four years, John works inside a county jail helping others.
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He uses his lived experience to build an immediate, unbreakable bridge of trust.
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John teaches his clients an essential lesson: how to be anxious without getting high.
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His story reminds us that our past struggles can become our greatest assets.