J.D. Vance’s Promise
This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire
By Terrence Keeley & Jim Sorenson
Real Clear Wire
Substance Abuse
“I will be a vice president who never forgets where he came from.”
Cast off by a drug-addled mother, raised by a discipline-demanding, f-bomb-wielding Mamaw, J.D. Vance’s inspirational story is one of lost potential reclaimed. If Vance is elected and remembers where he came from, this country has much to look forward to – because his redemptive story envelopes millions of Americans.
According to the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use, 46.8 million – or nearly 17% of all Americans – suffer from substance use disorders.
