Stories of Hope
Brandon Leslie
He grew up in Prestonsburg, graduated from Prestonsburg High School, and took several classes at Prestonsburg Community College. He joined the U.S. Navy after 9-11 and did two tours -- one in Operation Iraqi Freedom and one in Operation Enduring Freedom. He was part...
Jason Roop
Jason Roop came from a good family. He didn’t do drugs. Didn’t drink alcohol. After he graduated from high school in 1994, he went to college. Then the drinking and marijuana use started.It was the summer of 1996 when he took two Xanax pills that changed his life. His...
Jason Mullins
Jason Mullins graduated fourth in his high school class with a 3.76 GPA, was named an All-State football player, and was offered a Congressional appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.He decided to play football at a college in Southeastern Kentucky....
Jon Morris
His dad was an alcoholic. His mom, a good Christian woman, died when he was 16. But it wasn’t until Jon Morris got hurt playing high school football that he was first introduced to pain pills. He blew out his knee and had the first of five surgeries on it.Then, after...
Jamie Domosley
At age 11, Jamie was raped twice by her mom’s boyfriend. As a result, she was taken away from the home for a period of time. She returned after receiving no therapy and got into drugs – smoking marijuana and drinking liquor straight.Jamie was sent to live with her dad...
Shawn Maynard
My name is Shawn Maynard. I’m 36 years old and live in Booneville.I grew up in a very dysfunctional environment – partying and fighting were the norm around me. I started drinking when I was 9 years old. My brother was four years older than me, so I always hung around...
Carmel Cline
In long term recovery from a substance use and alcohol use disorder, Carmel Cline has been on her recovery journey for 22 years. Addiction had been a part of her life since childhood as her father was an alcoholic and suffered from PTSD from Vietnam. With her early...
Cindy Creech
I had a normal childhood. I am the youngest of three; I have two older brothers. My mom never drank or smoke. My dad drank in the evenings or on the weekend, but it didn’t ever get out of hand. My parents worked hard to provide for me and my brothers.Growing up I...
Lucy Vanhook
Lucy Vanhook doesn’t remember life without alcohol. Her nanny put bourbon in the baby bottle, and she used to crawl and drink out of cocktail glasses left out at her parents’ parties. Her life also was filled with horses and riding. As a member of a prominent...