Dreamland Presents: Prevention Starts with All: The Chris Herren Story

Showings

NHS Auditorium Thu, May 2 6:00 PM
Rating:Unrated
Run Time:1H
Category:Community Events
Speaker:Chris Herren

Description

In this very personal presentation, Chris will share his recovery journey in a brutally honest format with just a microphone. The event will start with a 5-minute film introducing Herren and showing highlights of his basketball career and his dream to play in the NBA which began to unravel by making a few bad decisions. From growing up in Fall River, MA to playing Division 1 basketball and in the NBA, he will take the audience on his journey from addiction to sobriety. Additionally, he will relate his story to the audience addressing themes of gateway drugs, prescription drug use, vaping and the responsibility of prevention starting with us all. To conclude the event Chris will field questions from the audience.