Recovery rally
Capitol event celebrates triumph over drug, alcohol addiction
By Peter Hecht - Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, September 6, 2007
Danna Jensen went back to school a decade ago to earn a community college degree in addiction studies. It seemed only appropriate, Jensen joked Wednesday, "after my field work for 25 years."
At the Capitol on Wednesday, it was a day of celebration for the 50-year-old Jensen. The drug and alcohol counselor in Merced County has been clean and sober for 13 years and three months after a prolonged struggle with substance abuse, ranging from inhaling PCP to dropping LSD to shooting heroin.
Jensen, her husband, Christopher Jensen, and their 25-year-old son, Christopher Jr. -- all recovering addicts -- joined thousands of others at a "Recovery Happens!" rally celebrating their collective triumph over drugs and alcohol.
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