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From
the High Life to Real Life
He lived the high life and drank for over thirty
years, but after spending time in treatment and
a men’s halfway house in Phoenix, Arizona,
Bill Brown finally found the life he had always
searched for. Like many alcoholics, he was given
the chance to clean the slate and start over.
In 1991, at a
year and a half sober, with a few bucks in his
pocket and a big idea, he created the first
issue of Recovering Together Newspaper– for a few
significant reasons:
1) to be a resource to the
community at large, providing comprehensive and
cutting edge information on treatment
and prevention for addiction recovery and
behavioral health; 2) to help
erase the stigma that most addictions carry
through awareness and advocacy; and 3)
to let others know to never give up on hope for
a better way of life.
Together with his wife, Barbara, they created
the Art of Recovery Expo in 2005 so others could
discover the numerous resources for help in
treating addictions for people of all
ages.
In 2010, Bill passed away from cancer, but his
legacy in the Arizona Recovery community lives
on. What mattered most to Bill was his sobriety
and bringing the message of hope. Now, Bill
is probably chairing the "Big Meeting"
in the sky. He transitioned peacefully on April
22, 2010, with his Big Book beside him.
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