Tom, we will get into your distinguished career in a moment. But let’s start with your personal journey. On May 15, you celebrated 21 years in recovery, writing in a post that “it’s a road from a badly broken human being to living a life beyond my wildest dreams.” Can you tell us about that road? Wayne, first, thanks to you and Salve for the gift of Ocean State Stories and for caring about and covering mental health and addiction recovery as a journalist for decades. As you know, I went through a vicious battle with alcohol and other drugs. … Continue reading Q & A with Tom Coderre, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at SAMHSA