September 20, 2017
As part of the ongoing movement to engage communities with their experiences and ideas on the broader drug crisis our citizens are facing, a Community Drug Forum facilitated by District Attorney Shawn McMahon, Sheriff Todd Caltagarone, and Lisa Cherry of Alcohol Drug Abuse Services was held at the Jones Township Municipal Building in Wilcox on September 20th. Sheriff Caltagarone, Ms. Cherry, & District Attorney McMahon are shown standing with “Big Jim” Downs who is on a 2,800 mile walk to bring awareness to addiction and addiction recovery. Himself, a recovering addict and two time felon, “Big Jim” shared his personal testimony and reliance on God that was the pivot in his life that led him to recovery. He is now walking, attending church services and meetings to bring awareness to the problem, talking about available resources for drug addicts and their families, and continuing the fight to help people with addiction recover.
