Mike Hooper proudly served his country in the US Army, but was secretly battling a substance use disorder. Upon his discharge from the military, he sought help from the VA office. There he found SMART Recovery. Today, Mike is the SMART State Outreach Director for Ohio and co-facilitator of the new Veterans and First Responders meeting.

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