Herren coming to North Shore High School

Former NBA player will discuss dangers of addiction

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Former NBA player Chris Herren could shake defenders on the court while playing for the Celtics and the Nuggets, but he struggled shaking addiction. A couple years after his playing days were over, he made a fast break to sobriety.

Herren is one of the most soughtafter speakers on the topic in the country and will be addressing students and parents of the North Shore School District about the dangers of and the ways to prevent addiction.

p.m. in the auditorium. Parents are encouraged to attend to learn more about what they can do to ensure that their children don’t fall into the same traps Herren did.

DAN DOHERTY Director of counseling, North Shore School District

Thanks to the efforts of the North Shore Coalition Against Substance Abuse, Herren will be speaking to the entire high school in the auditorium on Feb. 15, while eighth-grade students will watch via live stream. He will later address parents at 7

Herren struggled throughout his college and NBA career with reliance on everything from cocaine to prescription painkillers to heroin. Sober since 2008, Herren has become an outspoken educator on addiction, specifically focused towards young people who are most at-risk for developing a reliance on substances.

Herren has spoken to over a million students and current and recovering addicts over the years.

CASA president Alison Camardella said the group was interested in having Herren speak at North Shore because of

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