A guest speaker with real-world experience as it relates to drug addiction will be speaking at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress in Bartholomew County. David Sheff is an author who wrote books about his family’s experiences as his son, Nic, struggled with drug addiction. Sheff says his family’s story mirrors that of many others.

Sheff says that addiction robs not from only the addict, but the addict’s familiy and friends as well.

As a parent, Sheff says he was focused on the usual things for his children in the hopes that they would have good lives.

Sheff says that it’s easy to be overwhelmed, but there is plenty of room for hope.

Wednesday night’s ASAP’s meeting will be held in the cafeteria at Columbus North High School beginning at 6:30 p.m. It’s free and you’re invited. For more on the Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress in Bartholomew County, visit asapbc.org.