I was honored recently to speak at the monthly meeting of Champions For A Drug Free Muhlenberg County.

I spoke about my 20 years of legal practice in the court system and the tragic effects of drug and alcohol addiction on people, their families and our communities.

I also spoke about the need for drug treatment and for mental health services to be used in the court system.

Lastly, I spoke about how treatment benefited not only the individual with the addiction but how it benefitted their families and the community as a whole by increasing public safety.

Champions is a fantastic organization that is doing great work in our community and I am so proud that my daughter, Regin Stovall is a Champions Youth Ambassador this school year.