Connie Pacheco, born in Puerto Rico and migrated to New York City at the age of five, reflects on her experience growing up in the South Bronx and being adopted as a young child. She remembers being scared of the unfamiliar living conditions, feeling disconnected from her biological family, addiction, and almost losing her life being in the center of a dangerous altercation between rival drug dealers. However, her biological mother saved her not only by dragging her out of that dangerous situation, but also by getting her into a recovery program. She reflects on how this traumatic event changed her life and she is grateful for the second chance given to her.

Connie is a Certified and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) in the State of New York and is a recognized Internationally as a Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor. She launched Recoveries R US, LLC in 2013 as a means to provide services to individuals pursuing a career in counseling for Substance Use Disorders.----Across the Web----

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