Take It From Us with Kent Johns
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Take It From Us with Kent Johns
Kevin Hollingsworth: 16 years in recovery from Methamphetamine addiction
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Kevin Hollingsworth is a clinical practitioner, addiction counsellor, and executive director of Mana Enhancing Stop Group in Rotorua. He's been in recovery from methamphetamine addiction for over 16 years.
Kevin started using cannabis at six. He transitioned to methamphetamine. In the grip of addiction, the desire to use was stronger than the desire to live. He was arrested 29 times and spent two and a half years in prison.
Fast forward and these days, Kevin works with the same police who arrested him. He runs AOD programs in prisons and maraes.
His message is simple - recovery doesn't happen in people, it happens between people.
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