Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)
Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares with a Pakland High School audience on Thursday, February 2, 2023 how close he came to death as a result of his addiction. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares with a Pakland High School audience on Thursday, February 2, 2023 how close he came to death as a result of his addiction. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares the horrors of shooting heroin and overdosing to a Parkland High School audience Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)The audience listens intently Thursday, February 2, 2023 to Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, share his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focuses on prevention education and challenges people to rethink how they view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares with a Pakland High School audience on Thursday, February 2, 2023 how close he came to death as a result of his addiction. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)The audience listens intently Thursday, February 2, 2023 to Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, share his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focuses on prevention education and challenges people to rethink how they view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares with a Pakland High School audience on Thursday, February 2, 2023 how close he came to death as a result of his addiction. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)The audience listens intently Thursday, February 2, 2023 to Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, share his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focuses on prevention education and challenges people to rethink how they view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares his story of addiction at Parkland High School, Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)The audience listens intently Thursday, February 2, 2023 to Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, share his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focuses on prevention education and challenges people to rethink how they view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares with a Pakland High School audience on Thursday, February 2, 2023 how close he came to death as a result of his addiction. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)The audience listens intently Thursday, February 2, 2023 to Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, share his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focuses on prevention education and challenges people to rethink how they view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, shares his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)The audience listens to Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, share his story of addiction and emotional trauma to a Parkland High School audience Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)The audience listens intently to Chris Herren, a former professional basketball player and motivational speaker, share the horrors of his addiction at Parkland High School, Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Allentown. Herren, in long-term recovery, focus’ on prevention education and challenges us to rethink how we view the disease of addiction. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call)
