Nationwide "Day of Service" to honor people in recovery and give back to local communities
CBSN
When Ryan Hampton was recovering from opioid addiction in 2015, he remembers turning on the television at the recovery house where he was staying and seeing something remarkable: A rally, called "Unite to Face Addiction," drew hundreds of organizations and advocates for people who use drugs to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
"As someone who had less than a year under their belt in recovery at that time, I remember looking at it and saying 'Wow, isn't this amazing? This community extends beyond the four walls of the recovery meeting that I go to religiously every night. These people are out there, doing some pretty incredible things,'" he said.
Inspired by what a life after drug use could look like, Hampton, now the founder of a national advocacy organization for people in recovery, wants to bring that community together — in a big way.
