By Nesrin Ahmed
Former NBA player, Chris Herren describes his horrifying “rock bottom” moments during his battle with heroine addition for fourteen years. At the age of eighteen, his primetime, his glorifying minute of fame as Boston College’s basketball star, Herren began using heroine. Soon later, he continuously remained hitting “rock bottom” by missing his first Celtic’s game as a starting line while waiting to exchange with a dealer or when he missed the birth of his son while getting drunk or when he attended his own mother’s funeral, non-sober and high. However he did not believe that those moments were “rock bottom” but rather "Addiction is rock bottom" he comments in a recent interview. Herren was motivated to move forward from his darkest moment of addition by quitting and attending rehab where his former NBA mentor and friend who suffered from being an alcoholic, encouraged him and financially supported him along with his family. Sober and healthy, Herren has taken his strengthen and power to financially help and support other drug addicts with his 2011 Herren Project. As a role model for society, Herren has inspired and helped many individuals in critical need with fighting drug addition.
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