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From YouTube: Building Trades Stand Down
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Out of every 100,000 construction workers, 150 end up dying due to opioid addiction. Mayor Walsh joined with representatives from John Moriarty & Associates, the BTEA, and Building Trades Unions to address the impact of the opioid epidemic on the workers in the building trades. This Stand Down is part of an ongoing effort to ensure that job sites in Boston feature the highest levels of support and awareness for individuals and families in recovery.
A
Today's
a
very
important
day
for
the
building
trades
unions
for
our
contractor
partners,
John
Morgan,
associates
Davis
companies.
Everyone
who's,
putting
the
site
together
in
this
important
day,
to
tackle
recovery
as
a
team
to
make
sure
that
we're
leading
with
compassion
and
giving
every
person
a
chance
to
support
themselves
and
their
families,
no
matter
what
they're
facing
on
an
everyday
basis.
So
just
to
very
quickly
start.
A
My
name's
Brian,
Doherty
and
I
have
the
great
opportunity
to
represent
the
building
trades
unions
here
in
the
Boston
region,
and
today
we're
going
to
do
two
segments
three
segments
actually
over
to
my
right
to
your
left.
We
have
resources
available
information
for
all
of
our
recovery
programs
and,
if
you're,
a
trades
person
here
today
and
you'd
like
to
learn
more,
please
go
speak
to
all
of
the
training.
All
of
the
recovery
programs
that
are
over
to
my
right
in
to
your
left.
A
Another
component
of
today's
activities
is
I'm,
going
to
invite
up
Ally
hunter
from
paui
to
give
us
a
tutorial
on
what
it
means
to
have
narcan
on
a
job
site
to
make
sure
we
have
recovered
fast-acting
efforts.
If
we
need
it
in
the
case
of
an
emergency
and
other
resources
power,
you
can
provide.
So
if
I
can
ask
ally
hunter
to
come
up,
please
that'd
be
great.
B
Okay
awesome
so
again,
my
name
is
ally:
hunter
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
party,
the
police,
assisted
addiction
and
recovery
initiative.
It's
an
honor
to
be
here
today
to
help
establish
a
recovery
friendly,
worksite
and
support
all
of
you
in
your
work.
So
I
have
my
team
here
with
me.
This
is
Steve
who's,
one
of
our
recovery,
coaches,
Anita
who's,
a
recovery
coach.
B
C
I'm
John
Rosenthal,
co-founder
of
the
police,
assisted
addiction
recovery
initiative
were
simply
a
law
enforcement
based
access
to
treatment
to
help
people
struggling
with
the
disease
of
opioid
addiction,
which,
in
Massachusetts
results
in
more
deaths
than
car
accidents
and
gun
violence.
Combined
last
year,
72
thousand
Americans
died
from
opioid
overdoses
and,
if
not
for
narcan
the
overdose,
reducing
reversing
drug
that
you're
going
to
learn
about
today.
That
72,000
would
be
700,000
bodies
in
a
year
if
not
for
narcan.
C
So
the
building
trades
have
been
impacted
more
than
most
like
the
fishing
industry
because
of
its
danger
and
so
many
ways
to
get
hurt,
as
you
know
better
than
I.
So
what
we
have
done
is
partnered
with
John
Moriarty
and
associates
world-class
human
being
and
contractor
to
provide
narcan
on-site
and
access
to
resources
and
recovery
to
help.
While
we
help
solve
legislatively.
C
You
know
this
crisis
that
is
raging
in
America,
so
this
is
all
about
getting
people
healthy
and
there's
only
two
options
with
the
disease
of
addiction.
As
we
all
know,
that
affects
every
family,
including
mine
and
I,
know
yours,
its
long-term
treatment
or
death,
and
you
can't
get
anybody
into
treatment
if
they're
dead
and
the
only
way
we're
gonna
solve.
This
is
provide
immediate
access
to
narcan
to
reverse
overdoses.
C
Well,
we
create
a
system
of
long-term
recovery
like
exists
for
every
other
disease,
heart
disease,
cancer,
diabetes,
you
go
to
the
emergency
room,
you
get
help
the
stigma.
Shame
and
blame
associated
with
addiction
often
keeps
people
one
from
asking
for
help
and
two
from
getting
help.
So
we
are
breaking
down
barriers
and
we
are
reducing
stigma
and
we're
providing
access
to
treatment.
While
we
get
our
elected
officials
on
board
to
create
the
same
system
for
long
term
recovery
that
exists
for
the
chronic
disease
of
addiction
like
every
other
disease.
C
B
Okay,
great
so
I'm
gonna
get
a
little
bit
into
the
narcan
training
component
Steve's,
holding
a
little
bit
of
a
sign
over
here.
That
might
be
difficult
to
see,
but
we
also
have
resources
on
this
table
over
here
if
you'd
like
to
take
them
home
with
you,
so
that
you
have
them
so
real
quick.
This
is
kind
of
the
five-minute
version.
There
could
be
a
longer
training
as
well
so
again
follow
up
with
us.
B
If
you'd
like
more
opioids
attached
to
your
structures
in
your
brain
called
opioid
receptors
and
those
send
signals
to
block
pain,
they
slow
your
breathing,
they
calm
your
body,
so
you
might
be
familiar
with
some
of
the
prescription.
Opioids
oxycontin
oxycodone,
percocet
vicodin
things
like
that
about
80
percent
of
people
who
end
up
using
heroin
and
illicit
opioids
start
with
a
prescription.
B
So,
just
something
to
keep
in
mind
if
you
are
prescribed
an
opioid
for
pain,
you
might
want
to
think
about
having
narcan
available
as
well
so
about
80%
of
opioid
overdoses
are
accidental,
and
one
of
the
things
we
really
want
to
promote
is
the
idea
that
everybody
can
be
a
first
responder
by
carrying
narcan.
If
somebody
experiences
an
opioid
overdose,
you
have
just
a
few
minutes
as
little
as
six
minutes
to
get
to
that
person
before
their
brain
starts
to
be
affected
and
they
would
potentially
die.
B
So
it's
really
important,
no
matter
who
you
are
to
think
about
carrying
narcan
with
you
on
the
site,
no
matter
where
you
go,
I
have
it
in
my
bag
with
me
at
all
times,
and
it's
very
important
because
you
could
save
somebody's
life
with
this.
So
the
signs
of
an
overdose
you
might
notice
slower
irregular
breathing,
not
responding
to
touch
the
center
part
of
there.
I
might
be
kind
of
pinpointed
there.
Peoples
might
people
have
pointed
their
fingernails
and
their
fingers
might
turn
blue
or
gray.
The
heartbeat
might
be
slower
kind
of
low
blood
pressure.
B
So
if
you
think
you're
seeing
somebody
overdose,
you
want
to
think
about
administering
narcan.
One
of
the
important
things
to
know
about
narcan
is
that
it
cannot
hurt
anybody
if
they're
not
overdosing
and
you
administer
narcan.
It's
not
gonna
do
any
harm
so
when
in
doubt
think
about
administering
narcan
and
be
ready
so
kind
of
the
quick
version
of
what
to
do.
First,
you
want
to
see
if
you
can
kind
of
wake
them
up,
ask
if
they're,
okay,
you
could
shake
their
shoulders.
B
You
could
do
something
called
a
sternum
rub,
which
is
kind
of
making
a
fist
rubbing
their
sternum.
You
could
do
the
same
kind
of
thing
under
their
nose
so
see
if
you
can
get
them
to
wake
up
again.
Look
for
them
not
responding,
look
for
slow
breath,
their
their
eyes
kind
of
being
pinpointed
and
if
you
think
they
may
be
overdosing,
lay
them
on
their
back.
B
If
it's
safe
to
do
so
so
narcan
comes
in
a
container
with
two
doses:
it
will
look
something
like
this,
so
what
you're
gonna
do
is
remove
it
from
the
box.
Peel
back
this
metal
part
right
here
and
you're
gonna
end
up
with
the
nasal
spray
that
looks
like
this.
Okay,
this
is
for
milligram
narcan,
which
is
made
by
a
company
named
adapt
Pharma.
This
is
the
standard
that
we
recommend
that
people
carry
because
it's
a
higher
dosage
and
it's
easier
to
use.
B
So
there
is
two
milligram
narcan
available,
there's
some
different
devices
that
deliver
it,
but
we
find
this
is
both
the
easiest
to
use
and
it's
a
higher
potency.
So
that's
why
we
recommend
it.
So
it's
pretty
simple!
You
hold
it
like
this,
put
your
thumb
on
the
bottom,
insert
it
into
the
nose
and
press
the
plunger.
What
you
want
to
do
is
actually
administer
narcan
and
then
call
911
of
the
high
potency
of
drugs
that
are
available.
B
You
want
to
make
sure
you're
delivering
narcan
as
quickly
as
possible,
so
you
want
to
administer
narcan
then
call
9-1-1
in
between
the
first
after
delivering
the
first
dose,
you
want
to
administer
rescue
breaths
and
then,
if
they're
still
not
responsive
you'll
have
a
second
dose
of
narcan
that
you
can
admitster
and
the
other
nostril
again.
You
want
to
wait.
Two
to
three
minutes
between
doses
give
rescue
breaths
in
between.
You
always
want
to
call
911.
Even
if
you
do
reverse
the
overdose
and
the
person
comes
to,
they
still
need
medical
attention.
B
They
might
go
back
into
that
overdose
without
using
again
after
about
60
minutes,
so
they
still
need.
They
still
need
emergency
services.
So
again
call
med
call
for
medical
help
after
that,
first
dose.
If
you
are
waiting
a
little
bit,
you
want
to
put
somebody
on
their
side
and
what
called
the
recovery
position
so
that
they
aren't
going
to
choke
and
watch
that
person
closely
stay
with
them.
If
you
want
to
give
them
a
little
space
you
can,
but
if
you're
able
to
continue
administering
rescue
breaths,
we
encourage
you
to
do
that.
B
One
of
the
things
that's
part
of
a
narcan
kit
that
we
make
available
as
well
is
a
face
shield
and
gloves
if
you'd
like
to
use
those
as
well.
If
you
have
more
doses
of
narcan,
you
could
keep
administering
it
alternating
nostrils
and,
depending
on
the
potency
of
the
drug
on
board,
they
might
need
more.
So
again,
that's
just
a
very
quick
version
of
how
to
administer
narcan
and
how
to
identify
an
overdose.
B
Then,
if
you
want
more
information
about
how
to
get
narcan,
we
have
information
over
there
in
Massachusetts
there's,
what's
called
a
standing
order,
which
means
you
can
go
to
any
pharmacy
and
get
narcan
without
a
prescription
and
you'll
use
your
insurance.
So
whatever
your
copay
is,
that
will
be
the
cost.
For
me,
it's
free
so
think
about.
If
you
could
get
narcan
and
carry
it
on
you
again,
you
might
be
the
first
person
that
somebody
encounters
when
they're
overdosing,
whether
it's
you
know
on
the
job
site
or
out
and
about
in
your
daily
activities.
B
We
encourage
you
to
really
have
that
with
you.
So
with
that
I
wanted
to
also
talk
about
some
of
the
recovery
support
services
that
we
have
through
a
partnership
with
AmeriCorps.
We've
established
a
recovery
Corps
here
in
Massachusetts
and
actually
now
nationwide,
where
AmeriCorps
members
are
placed
in
police
departments
to
help
assist
them
in
their
efforts.
So
both
Anita
and
Steve
are
recovery.
Coaches
with
Boston
Police
Department.
B
They
work
really
closely
with
Officer
dela
Rosa
and
both
do
outreach
and
overdose
follow-ups
and
support
people
through
various
initiatives,
so
I'm
gonna
have
them
really
quickly
just
come
up
and
introduce
themselves
and
talk
about
what
they
do
and
how
you
can
get
help
if
you,
if
you'd
like
it
for
yourself
or
a
loved
one.
Thank
you.
D
Hi
everyone,
my
name
is
Anita
and
I'm
recovering
addict
I'm,
not
your
typical
addict,
the
ones
you
would
the
kind
you
would
see
on
the
street
or
anything
like
that.
I
was
just
like
you.
I
got
up
and
went
to
work
every
single
day
and
went
home
and
used
so
for
the
better
part
of
my
life.
I
would
say
about
15,
maybe
17
years
I
was
living
a
double
life.
D
Two
years
into
my
recovery,
I
decided
that
I
wanted
to
give
back
what
was
so
freely
given
to
me.
So
I
left
my
comfortable
job
and
I
came
into
this
field
and
I
started
to
do
street
outreach
first
with
my
church
and
then
with
Perry
and
I
realized
that
those
addicts
on
the
streets
were
the
same
as
me,
even
though
they
lived
a
different
life
and
their
addiction
and
recovery
was
different
than
mine,
as
I
got
to
know
them
and
build
relationships
with
them.
I
realized
that
they
were
just
like
me.
D
They
will
lost,
they
will
only
they
were
confused
and
no
one
that
I've
ever
talked
to
in
the
last
four
years
ever
told
me
that
they
wanted
to
grow
up
and
be
a
drug
addict.
It's
not
how
it
happened.
Something
happened
to
them
along
the
way.
The
same
way,
something
happened
to
me:
no
woman
ever
said
to
me
that
she
wanted
to
grow
up
and
be
a
prostitute.
No
one
ever
said
to
me
that
they
wanted
to
grow
up
and
robbed
their
families,
or
anything
like
that.
D
So
it
was
really
encouraging
to
me
to
know
that
Allie
and
Jon
and
the
police
wanted
to
do
something
to
help
these
people
that
were
out
there
on
the
streets
and
I
was
so
blessed
to
be
a
part
of
it.
So
as
I
build
relationships
with
these
people,
I
come
to
learn
to
know
who
they
are
and
what
they
really
want
in
life,
and
they
really
just
want
to
be
better,
and
they
just
don't
know
how
to
do
that
without
the
help
of
recovery.
Coaches,
the
programs
that
we
have
listed
over
there
on
that
table.
D
E
E
My
life
was
over,
so
I
tried
to
make
my
life
over
I
tried
committing
suicide
because
of
my
addiction,
and
you
know
that
I
believe
there's
two
ways
out
of
addiction
is
either
one
you're:
either
gonna
die,
but
two
you're
gonna
get
clean
and
live
the
rest
of
your
life.
So
I
decided
to
pick
two
and
I
called
the
Gloucester
Police
Department,
which
is
where
Perry
originated,
and
they
pointed
me
in
the
right
direction
and
I
went
to
detox
and
now,
as
of
January,
1st
I
will
be
four
years
clean
from
heroin.
E
So
I
felt
that
you
know
Perry
gave
me
my
life
back
so
I
deserve
that
they
deserve
for
me
to
come
out
and
try
to
help
others
in
the
Boston
area.
I
worked
for
the
I
serve
for
the
downtown
Boston
Police
Department
I
go
to
Government
Center,
you
know
MGH
downtown
cross
in
that
whole
area,
which
the
war
is
going
on
down
there.
So
I
go
down
there
and
I
try
to
talk
to
people
if
I
can
get
through
to
one
person.
E
My
life
is
better
and
you
know
it
helps
me
stay
sober
and
if
I
bring
someone
along
with
me,
that's
a
plus
and
that's
and
that's
why
I'm
here
today,
because
I
like
to
you
know
I
want
to
stay
sober
I'm,
getting
things
back
in
my
life
and
everybody
in
this
world
deserves
it
deserves
a
chance
at
life
because,
like
I
said,
I
would
not
be
here
if
it
wasn't
for
Perry.
Thank
you.
F
Good
morning
and
God
bless
you
all
I'm
officer,
Josh
de
la
Rosa
I
was
never
addicted
to
any
opioids,
but
I
come
from
a
family
that
did
abuse
drugs,
did
abuse
alcohol
generations
of
alcoholism
and
I,
remember
being
20.
I
was
falling
under
the
same
bondage
for
a
whole
entire
year.
I
pretty
much
drunk
every
single
day
from
the
age
of
20
to
21,
I
was
underage
drinking
for
a
whole
entire
year,
I
was
bound
by
alcoholism.
I
found
my
way
into
recovery.
Until
this
day,
I
haven't
felt
back
into
that
bondage.
F
F
Once
I
convince
them
to
get
them
into
treatment,
we
we
take
them
anywhere
in
the
state
as
long
as
they
stay
clean,
even
if
I
have
to
take
time
out
of
my
shift
to
take
them
out
to
New
York
I'll,
take
them
out
to
New
York,
whatever
whatever
it
takes
to
get
somebody
into
recovery.
That
is
my
position
in
the
police
department.
F
Right
now.
We
also
partnered
with
the
DA's
office
for
low-level
offenses,
anybody
that
has
a
low-level
offenses,
that's
tied
with
their
addiction.
We've
been
able
to
work
out
where
they
can
opt
out
to
seek
further
treatment
versus
jail
and
I.
Think
that's
an
amazing
thing.
Addiction
has
hit
everybody,
not
everybody,
but
everybody's
home
addiction
has
hit
a
lot
of
our
family
members
a
lot
of
our
friends
and
we
each
have
to
take
a
part
in
this.
It
takes
a
village.
It
takes
a
team.
B
So
again
that
that's
parties
kind
of
bit
about,
we
encourage
you
to
carry
narcan.
We
hope
you'll
stop
by
and
learn
more
about
a
recovery
services,
and
you
can
reach
out
to
any
of
the
recovery
coaches
behind
me.
If
you
need
help
for
yourself
or
a
loved
one,
you
just
don't
know
where
to
turn.
So
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today
and
best
of
luck.
I
think
we'll
call
up
the
next
speaker
in
just
just
a
couple
minutes.
Thanks.
G
Good
morning,
temperamental
microphone
on
behalf
of
John
Moriarty
and
Associates
in
the
projects
ownership
team
led
by
the
Davis
companies
I
Brian
Fallon
from
the
Davis
companies
up
here
with
me.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
today
to
support
the
opioid
stand
down
put
on
by
the
building
trades
in
the
trade
unions,
the
opioid
addiction
crisis
and
the
potentially
devastating
mental
and
physical
health
issues
is
impacting
our
population
with,
has
no
favorites.
It
is
affecting
every
spectrum
of
our
society.
G
I'm
sure
all
of
us
here
have
been
impacted
on
a
personal
level
at
some
point
in
seeing
the
horrific
impacts
of
this
terrible
disease,
however,
is
depressed
disproportionately,
hitting
our
construction
industry.
John,
Moriarty
and
associates
works
very
hard
to
provide
a
healthy,
safe
and
welcoming
job
environment
for
all
the
men
and
women
of
the
trades
at
work.
For
us,
we
have
benefited
greatly
over
the
past
thirty
plus
years
from
a
very
highly
skilled,
trained,
professional
and
safe
Union
workforce,
and
so
when
the
building
trades
in
the
trade
unions
asked
us
today
to
support
this
event.
H
Welcome
and
thank
you
all
for
coming.
First
I'd
like
to
thank
John
Moriarty,
Associates,
John,
Moriarty
himself,
Chris,
Brown,
Jamie
noon
and
Brian
golf
and
making
this
all
happen.
Brian
did
an
excellent
job
out
here
today.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
our
labor
partners
in
Brian
Doherty
for
making
this
all
come
to
fruition
today.
H
To
give
you
a
little
background
on
myself,
I
grew
up
working
in
the
trades
during
college
and
after
college,
but
three
years
ago,
I
overdosed
again
I
spent
the
next
eight
days
in
the
ICU
in
a
hospital
bed
up
the
street
learning
how
to
breathe
again,
because
that's
what
drugs
and
alcohol
took
away
from
me.
My
breath,
fast-forward
a
year
later
after
a
lot
of
hard
work,
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
relying
on
a
Power
greater
than
myself
in
a
program.
H
Action
I
was
back
working
in
the
field
as
a
member
of
local
2,
2
or
3
in
the
laborers
Union.
My
biggest
fear
of
those
10
years
was
coming
forward
and
asking
for
help.
I
had
so
much
fear
that
people
were
gonna,
think
less
of
me.
They
were
gonna,
think
I'm,
a
wimp
I
was
gonna,
lose
my
job
I
couldn't
do
it.
H
You
have
all
the
subcontractors
and
you
have
the
building
trades
unions
here,
telling
you
guys
that,
if
you're
out
there
struggling-
and
you
need
help
we're
here
to
help
you
just
let
us
know
every
day
in
Massachusetts,
five
people
died
from
an
opioid
overdose.
If
you
do
the
math,
that's
two
thousand
people
a
year
dying
of
overdoses.
H
Construction
workers
have
been
hit
hard
by
this
epidemic.
We
are
six
times
more
likely
to
get
addicted
to
opiates
and
overdose
because
of
the
nature
of
our
work.
How
many
I
want
everyone
to
raise
your
hand?
How
many
of
you
out
there
today
know
somebody
who
has
overdosed
or
is
affected
by
substance
abuse
today?
H
H
H
The
next
guy
I'm
gonna
introduce
is
a
guy
that
I
used
to
call
all
the
time
when
I
was
struggling.
He's
the
executive
director
and
president
of
modern
Assistance
Program
he's
the
EAP
for
80%
of
the
trades
here
today.
They
do
amazing
work.
I
can't
tell
you
what
he's
done
for
me,
but
please
welcome
John
Christian
up
to
the
stage.
I
Good
morning,
I
want
to
talk
a
little
group
up
some
positive
things:
number
one
treatment
works
and
there's
a
ton
of
treatment
in
Massachusetts,
one
of
the
biggest
barriers
people
have
to
getting
into
treatment
is
that
they
don't
have
insurance
that
covers
it
and
I
look
around
this
I.
Look
at
all
the
people
here
today.
You
have
amazing
health
and
welfare
programs
that
your
union
leadership
provides
for
you,
which
means
you
have
the
insurance.
If
you
need
to
get
in,
you
also
have
employee
assistance
and
labor
assistance
professionals
there's
a
list
over
there
of
people.
I
You
can
call
to
get
you
into
treatment
so
that
barrier
doesn't
exist
for
you
another
barrier,
that's
huge
is
economics.
People
are
afraid
of
losing
their
jobs.
This
is
amazing.
When
you
have
owners
in
contractors
who
are
willing
to
say
if
you're
in
trouble
and
you
go
get
treatment,
you
can
come
back
to
work
that
changes.
The
whole
landscape
and
I
applaud.
I
applaud
what
labor
and
management
has
done
for
this.
For
something
like
this
to
happen.
It's
absolutely
amazing.
I
Another
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
as
a
person
in
recovery
and
I
know.
There's
tons
of
people
in
recovery
on
this
site
and
I'm
not
gonna
out
you,
but
often
we
hear.
Oh,
you
don't
understand,
everybody
on
the
job
site
gets
high
and
we
all
know
that's
not
true.
There's
lots
of
people
here
who
are
sober
and
in
the
recovery
world
we're
you
know.
We've
we've
been
used
to
inanimate
II
anonymity
and
I,
respect
that,
and
if
you
feel
that
you
need
to
protect
your
anonymity,
I
respect
that
100%.
I
However,
getting
past
the
stigma,
if
you
have
a
co-worker,
if
you
have
a
brother
or
sister
in
your
trade,
who
knows
that
you're
in
recovery,
it
might
just
take
away
a
little
bit
of
the
fear
and
allow
them
to
step
away
from
that
isolation,
because
addiction
loves
isolation.
So
if
you're
willing
to
do
that,
you
might
be
saving
someone
else's
life.
I
The
last
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
as
people
working
in
the
trades.
Your
number
one
tool
is
your
body.
Your
number
one
tool
is
your
body.
You
all
work
hard.
You
will
get
injured
at
some
point
and
at
some
point,
you're
going
to
be
in
front
of
a
doctor
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
press
lately,
big
pharma,
getting
sued
doctors
getting
in
trouble
for
being
unscrupulous,
but
the
bottom
line
is,
if
you
go
to
a
doctor
and
you've
got
pain.
It's
your
responsibility
to
ask
that
doctor.
What
are
you
prescribing
for
me?
I
Is
it
addictive?
What
are
the
side
effects?
How
long
am
I
going
to
be
on
it
and
is
there
an
alternative?
That's
your
duty
and
your
responsibility
just
because
the
person
wears
a
white
coat.
Frankly,
it
was
a
lot
of
those
people
in
white
coats
that
was
saying
these
drugs
weren't
addictive
that
have
now
killed,
scores
and
scores
of
people.
So
keep
that
in
mind
when
you,
when
you
go
to
the
doctor,
it's
your
body
you're
in
control
of
it.
This
is
a
wonderful
thing.
There's
lots
of
help!
Please
please
reach
out
for
help.
I
G
Thanks
John,
just
before
I
introduce
our
next
speaker
I'd,
just
like
everyone
to
take
a
look
behind
me
and
look
at
the
banner
and
look
at
all
of
the
trade
unions
that
have
made
the
commitment
to
support
this
effort
to
provide
resources
to
all
of
our
trades
people
out
there
working
on
the
jobsite
so
thankful
for
all
the
unions.
For
being
a
part
of
this
next
I'd
like
to
ask
up
George
Kelly
George
is
a
laborer
with
local
to
23
and
is
also
the
steward
on
our
excellent
job
across
the
street.
George.
J
You
know:
I
started
a
young
age
and
you
know
I
started
out
drinking
and
drugging
and
I
come
from
an
alcoholic
family
background
and
I
started
drinking
a
young
age,
but
the
booze
and
the
cocaine
got
rid
of
early
when
I
my
teens
and
I've
started.
Using
now
that
the
pills
cuz
I
grew
up
in
Savin
on
the
corner
of
a
bar,
where
everybody
hung
you
can
get
whatever
you
want
at
the
bar
room
and
by
the
time
I
was
like
19
I
was
already
into
doing
perks,
valiums
all
the
stuff.
J
I
said
I
wouldn't
try,
but
that's
how
the
addictive
personality
that
I
have
and
that's
what
I
started
doing
and
as
things
went
on,
I
hung
with
the
older
guys
on
the
corner.
I
get
introduced
to
heroin
and
for
me,
I
was
working
at
the
time.
I
mean
I'm
a
proud
I'm.
A
problem
of
the
laborers
223
Union
they've,
always
had
my
back
and
when
I
was
starting
to
struggle
with
this
disease
and
I'd
have
to
go
to
Matt
and
Tom
Beatty
at
the
time
for
help.
J
I
started
my
journey
and
detoxes,
but
I
started
going
to
means,
but
I
never
committed
I.
Never,
why
didn't
trust?
Nobody
I
didn't
want
to
tell
someone
my
story
and
then
again
it's
out
in
the
street
like
people
say
and
little
did
I
know.
I
went
on
a
seven-year
run
of
using
heroin
and
always
said:
I
wouldn't
stick
a
needle
in
my
arm,
and
that
happened
to
me
and
the
devid
the
destruction
and
devastation
that
I
did
to
my
family.
The
people
that
loved
me
I
became
unemployable.
J
I
couldn't
get
a
job
because
it
was
because
of
me
people
trying
to
help
me
mountain
Patrick,
my
sponsor
people
that
you
were
trying
to
gravitate
to
get
me
help,
but
it
came
to
me
of
in
94.
I
was
down
to
130
pounds,
I've
already
od'd
a
couple
of
times.
I've
lost
five
friends
to
this
disease
of
addiction
and
I
said
to
myself:
do
I
want
to
live
a
die
and
I
picked
up
the
phone
I
made
a
phone
call
and
I
went
up
the
spectrum
in
Westborough.
They
had
a
detox
at
the
time.
J
J
I
spent
six
months
up
there,
the
whole
summer
of
94,
just
plugging
in
to
listen
to
what
Alcoholics,
Anonymous
and
recovery
can
do
for
you
and
I
stuck
that
program
in
a
program
out
all
right
when
I
graduate
that
program
I
felt
like
I
accomplished
something
in
my
life,
I
came
back
to
Savin,
Hill
I
came
back
to
my
father's
house
and
everybody
was
still
on
that
corner.
Using
both
drinking
drugging.
Everything
I
had
to
walk
through
them.
J
Fears
I
had
to
pick
up
the
phone
I
had
to
talk
to
people
that
were
in
the
program
that
I
cling
to,
because
I
was
scared
to
death
to
walk
in
that
corner,
because
I
knew
these
guys
would
be
looking
at
me.
What
are
you
doing?
George?
What's
up
how
you
doing
I
just
kept
truckin
I
joined
a
group.
I
joined
the
Pope's
hill
group,
I
became
active
I
started,
making
the
coffee
I
met
my
wife
in
this
borough.
In
the
program
life
took
off
for
me,
I
got
a
job.
J
I
was
able
to
get
my
job
back
that
my
age,
my
business
manager,
helped
me
through.
My
recovery
was
able
to
trust
me
to
make
me
steward
over
there
at
the
Boston
Convention
Center,
and
the
people
on
my
you,
you
stuck
by
me,
didn't
want
me
to
the
curb
and
it's
like
they
say,
help
somebody
we
preach
it
and
it
said
from
other
meanings
that
help
the
person
that's
struggling.
That
needs
help
there's
a
lot
of
people
in
our
business.
That
doesn't
say
nothing.
They
don't
say
nothing
at
all,
because
they
hide
that
students.
J
They
hide
that
stuff
inside
they
don't
want
to.
Let
it
out.
They
don't
want
to
talk
to
people,
but
but
I
believe
when
I
tell
you
I
thought
I
would
never
pick
up
drugs
again.
In
my
life
and
back
I
know
for
2004
I
had
a
foot
problem,
I
couldn't
walk,
it
was
killing
me
working
all
kinds
of
hours
in
the
chem.
It's
in
my
mind
that
I
could
talk
to
my
doctor
to
prescribe
me
percocets
and
sure
enough.
J
The
good
alcohol
attack
that
I
am
I
took
him
prescribed
for
three
days
and
then
I
started
using
again
with
pills,
never
went
back
to
the
other
stuff,
but
I
went
on
a
run
for
six
months
and
I
thought
I
was
invisible.
That
I
was
the
only
one
that
was
falling.
If
everyone
knew
my
by
my
agent,
everyone
knew
what
I
was
doing
but
me
until
I.
Finally,
one
night
I
came
downstairs
from
Annapolis
going
to
work
nights.
My
poor
wife
and
eight
people
from
my
group
was
sit
in
my
kitchen.
J
J
You
had
active
in
my
group
again
and
become
and
become
a
member
of
society
again
and
to
this
day
it's
over
fifteen
years
ago,
I've
been
blessed
but
I've
been
blessed
and,
as
they
say
this
programs
a
day
at
a
time,
I'm
so
grateful
that
my
union
stood
behind
me.
The
people
that
trusted
me
that
love
me
and
I
love
them.
You
know
we're
now
you
you
now
we
have
three
members
that
are
part
of
recovery
specialists
that
go
out
and
we
call
them
they're
there.
J
First
to
help
people
out
with
help
people
on
certain
jobs
that
need
help,
don't
be
afraid
to
talk
to
me
on
my
job
or
talk
to
any
other
store.
So
I
do
business
managers
like
they
said
we're
here
to
help
and
like
they
said,
you're,
not
worried
about
your
job,
we're
worried
about
you.
We
worry
about
that.
You
survive
this
disease
because,
like
I
said,
there's
people
dying
right
now
that
are
suffer
from
this
disease
and
I'm
so
privileged
to
be
standing
where
I
am
and
fell.
You
know
for
people
in
my
life
today.
G
Before
I
introduce
the
next
speaker,
I
just
want
to
point
out
that
there's
these
informational
pamphlets
out
there
that
provide
information
for
all
of
the
various
support
resources
that
are
available
through
the
union
trades
in
Perry.
So
I
ask
you
all
to
grab
one
on
your
way
out.
Bryant
already
has
a
handful
and
there's
other
people
handing
them
out
with
that.
I
would
like
to
introduce
our
next
speaker.
He
is
a
business
manager
for
the
IO
Workers
Local
7
Shaun
Neely.
K
Get
a
lo
of
this
good
morning.
My
name
is
Shaun
Neely
business
manager
for
ironworkers
local
7
I'm.
Here
today
to
speak
for
all
the
building
trades.
All
your
representatives
are
here.
They
all
care.
We
all.
We
all
want
to
help.
You,
like
everybody,
said
there's
help
available.
Please
please
check
over
at
that
table
who
am
I
done
here?
I'm
just
gonna
talk
quickly
about
what
happened
with
me.
I
woke
up
one
day
to
go
to
work
tied.
K
My
boots,
never
thinking
that
that
day
that
was
going
to
get
hurt,
I
wind
up
a
drug
addict
for
most
10
years,
I
hurt
my
back
and
went
to
the
doctor.
They
put
me
on
the
pills,
told
me
to
go
to
physical
therapy
for
six
months.
Physical
therapy
didn't
work.
It
finally
give
me
an
MRI
I
have
two
herniated
disks.
You're
gonna
need
an
operation,
but
you
have
to
get
three
epidural
shots
for
us
to
see
if
that
works.
K
So
there's
another
three
or
four
months,
I'm
on
the
pills,
I'm
addicted
already
I,
don't
have
a
choice
anymore.
I
have
to
get
high
and,
like
Georgie
said
you
know
in
the
beginning,
I
was
getting
away
with
it,
but
the
middle
in
the
end,
I
was
just
fooling
myself:
I
wanted
to
stop
when
I
was
sold,
but
I
wanted
to
be
high.
When
I
was
high,
I
wanted
to
be
sober.
K
K
But
at
the
end
it
was
the
emotional
pain
outweighed
the
physical
pain
and
it
wasn't
until
I
reached
out
to
get
to
get
help
from
Martin
assistance,
because
I
tried
a
hundred
times
in
my
own
and
a
hundred
times,
I
failed
I
couldn't
get
it
I
finally
reached
out
to
John
Christian
Martin
assistance
and
I
I'm
coming
up
on
a
lot
of
years.
Sober
again,
we
just
want
you
to
understand
how
much
help
the
result
there.
All
you
have
to
do
is
pick
up.
The
phone
I
know.
K
I
know
it
looks
like
a
ways
up
a
thousand
pounds
sometimes-
and
you
don't
want
to
reach
out
for
that
help,
but
pick
up
the
phone
and
make
a
phone
call.
There's
people
you
can
trust.
I
know
I
am
work.
Is
you
could
call
me
directly?
You
know
what
I'm
gonna
do
I'm
gonna.
Do
anything
I
can
to
help
you
and
that's
what
your
every
other
representative
from
the
building
trades
will
do
for
you.
It's
help
you
get
get
you
the
help.
You
need
put
your
family
back
together,
because
I
know
at
the
end.
K
Believe
me
I've
just
gone
through
it,
but
on
the
form
or
what
you
want
Christian
in
the
last
year
and
a
half,
then
then
I've
been
with
anybody
and
not
Cain
at
the
house.
What
read
every
night
am
I
gonna
get
the
phone
call
and
we've
buried
for
ironworkers
since
May,
and
it's
not
I.
You
know
we
go
out
one
more
time
and
get
into
a
detox.
You
don't
know
what
you're
getting
on
the
streets
at
age.
You
go
out
one
more
time,
we're
not
calling
a
detox.
K
Your
family's,
calling
a
funeral
power
to
put
you
on
the
ground
and
I'm
sick
of
burying.
My
friends,
I'm
sick
of
burying
ironwork
is
this:
starte
disease
is
gonna,
stop
and
I
get
up
here
to
speak,
to
try
to
stop
the
stigma,
because
there's
so
many
people
that
want
to
reach
out
for
help
and
they're
afraid
to
don't
be
afraid
to
reach
out.
Please
don't
be
afraid.
K
K
The
most
important
part
I
get
the
honor
to
introduce
somebody
today.
Sorry
about
that
now
this
is
a
guy
who
never
forgot
where
he
came
from.
He
battled
his
own
demons
with
alcohol
and
he
stayed
sober.
He
really
truly
cares
about
people
and
I
know
that
for
a
fact,
I
know
that
firsthand
he's
gone
out
of
his
way
to
help
people
that
I
know
so.
I
want
to
introduce
the
mayor
of
Boston,
modern,
J,
Marty
Walsh.
L
Thank
You,
Sean
and
I
wonder
why
I'm
I
want
to
thank
Sean
for
sharing
his
story.
I
wanted
a
George
for
sharing
his
story.
That's
powerful
stuff
I
want
thanks,
Sean
guy
named
Tom
gunning,
who
put
this
together
and
an
amazing
job,
taking
his
own
struggles
and
turn
it
into
a
positive
I
want
to
thank
John
Moriarty
and
the
Davis
companies.
I
want
to
thank
Lisa
Whalen
from
a
supporters
here.
The
new
director
I'm
a
support
to
all
the
business
managers
that
he
here.
Thank
you
to
the
press.
That's
covering
this
event.
L
L
My
father
dropped
me
off
at
5:00
in
the
morning,
then
I'd
be
starting
work
at
7:00
after
a
few
weeks
on
the
job
would
sneak
over
to
the
Fish
Pier,
which
is
right
over
here
and
I
might
have
a
beer
at
lunch,
then
F
2,
then
f,
6
and
then
the
progression
of
alcohol
and
drugs.
This
disease
that
we're
talking
about
today
is
a
disease
of
progression.
L
L
This
is
a
disease
of
taking
from
you,
those
of
you
that
here
today
that
are
in
recovery
or
struggling
when
you
go
home
and
you
look
in
your
face
of
your
wife
and
your
kids,
and
they
don't
want
to
see
you
they
love
you,
it's
the
person
you
bring
in
when
you
drink
a
drug,
that's
the
person!
They
don't
want
to
see
the
person
that
are
out
here
today.
Thinking
that
we're
all
full
of
it.
That's!
Okay!
You
can
think
I'm
full
of
it
all
you
want.
L
It
doesn't
matter
to
me
that
it
doesn't
bother
me
today,
but
if
you
need
help
with,
therefore
you
we
usually
talk
to
young
people
about
addiction
and
how
do
we
try
and
explain
to
young
people
what
addiction
is
where
it
takes
you,
and
sometimes
they
laugh
and
they
smirk,
and
they
really
not
ready
for
it.
You're,
not
young
people,
you're
adults,
you've
gone
through
life
for
me
personally,
when
I
needed
to
make
that
phone
call.
L
But
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
put
you
to
bring
you
the
causal
impatient
and
when
I
heard
the
words
impatient,
everybody,
that's
what
we
mean
like
stay
over
and
he
said
yes
and
I
try
to
get
out
of
it.
He
said
why
can't
you
do
it?
It's
because
I
coach,
Little
League,
because
I
wasn't
ready
to
surrender
to
the
disease
of
alcoholism.
I
wasn't
ready
to
admit,
even
though
every
part
of
my
body
knew
I
was
an
alcoholic.
L
I
knew
my
life
was
out
of
control,
my
life
was
unmanageable
and
I
was
hurting
people
I
just
didn't
want
to
do
that,
and
I
went
into
detox
and
I
was
there
for
a
week
and
I
thought
my
life
was
over
I'm
like
what
what
am
I
gonna
do
now,
because
my
friends
are
at
the
hot-bod.
My
friends
are
at
Foley's.
My
friends
say
that
the
Knights
of
Columbus,
my
friends,
are
all
the
places
that
I
love
to
go
to
and
my
bartenders
would
miss
me.
L
In
the
first
night,
I
was
there,
a
group
came
in
a
guy
came
in.
He
talked
about
his
experience,
strength
and
hope
about
addiction
and
I
can't
remember
what
he
said,
but
he
hooked
me
because
I
knew
that
particular
day
there
was
hoping
my
mind
side
to
change
and
when
I
left
there
I
joined
a
group
as
George
talked
about
it
got
a
sponsor.
I
got
down
on
my
knees
and
I
asked
God
for
help.
L
L
L
If
you
open
up
a
brochure-
and
you
wanted
to
see
that
where
to
go
for
help,
you
might
see
one
or
two
unions
that
might
have
a
program.
Every
single
trades
union
has
a
program
today,
whether
it's
their
own
internal
program
or
more
than
assistance
or
other
programs.
They
have
a
program
today,
these
programs,
for
you,
anyone
family
members
that
thinks
their
life
is
over.
L
I
guarantee
you
this
one
thing:
anyone
who
thinks
that
they
have
to
drink
the
drug
or
a
family
member
have
to
drink
a
drug,
and
if
recovery
is
gonna,
be
all
going
to
drink
coffee
in
these
halls
all
the
time
they
have
no
idea
that
their
life
is
just
beginning,
as
we
all
say,
think
George
will
say
this
John
I'll
say
this.
I'll
say
this:
there's
a
lot
of
people
in
recovery
on
this
job
site.
I
can
see.
L
L
This
industry
has
a
lot
of
demands
on
your
body.
I
know
that
I
know
that,
from
my
own
family's
experience,
watching
people
work
on
this
myself,
working
with
guys
for
years
and
years
and
years
and
seeing
the
troll
who
took
on
the
body.
That's
why
the
building
trades
stepping
up
today
talking
about
this
issue
is
so
important.
L
L
When
something
happens
to
somebody
on
the
jobsite,
where
there's
a
loss,
I
know
you
passed
the
Hat
and
everyone
puts
money
in
the
Hat,
regardless
of
who
the
person
was,
whether
you
like
them
or
not,
for
the
family.
I
know
when
there's
issues
on
the
job
where
it's
jurisdictional
disputes
I
know
that
everyone
comes
together
to
work
together.
Why
shouldn't
we
do
the
same
thing
when
it
comes
to
addiction,
when
you
see
one
of
your
brothers
or
sisters
on
the
job
struggling,
why
not
reach
out
to
somebody
on
the
job
who's
in
recovery
to
say?
L
L
Well,
if
you're
not
worried
about,
if
you're
worried
about
stigma
today,
you
know
the
business
manager
of
the
iron
worker
is
telling
you
he's
a
drug
addict
alcoholic.
You
have
a
high
laborious
to
it.
Saying
he's
a
drug
addict.
Alcoholic
give
him
a
man
saying
is
a
drug.
Is
an
alcoholic,
I
mean
I,
don't
know
we
have
to
worry
about
stigma.
I!
Don't
worry
about
stigma,
it's
not
an
issue
as
far
as
I'm
concerned.
We're
proud
of
the
fact.
L
L
Does
anyone
here
know
somebody
struggling
with
alcoholic
or
drug
addiction
problems
Phrygians,
almost
the
entire
job
site,
and
those
of
you
that
didn't
raise
your
hands
think
a
little
bit
about
it.
Think
a
little
bit
about
your
family
look
back
and
see
the
uncle
at
the
party
that
falls
asleep
or
gets
drunk
or
whatever
the
thing
that
person
is
an
alcoholic.
L
We
need
to
continue
to
work
to
make
sure
that
we
do
reaching
out
hands
up.
So
people
get
programs
in
the
city
just
like
the
trades
we've
expanded
access
to
life-saving
resources.
If
you
live
in
the
city
of
Arsenal,
you
don't
and
you
don't
know
where
to
turn
to
and
you're
afraid
to
call
your
program
remember.
This
is
a
program
which
not
it's
not
going
to
tell
you
a
business
agent
by
the
way
called
three
one
one.
We
set
up
a
system
inside
the
city
to
help
people
get
into
programs
and
treatments.
L
L
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
look
good
for
our
friends
and
our
co-workers
on
the
jobsite
during
this
month
and
every
month
we
need
to
make
sure
people
understand
this
hope
and
recovery
for
rebuilding
your
life.
The
problems
won't
I
can
guarantee
you
this.
The
problems
will
go
away.
They
may
not
go
away
instantly,
but
over
time,
they'll
go
away
and
they'll
get
easier
and
I
just
want
to
end
with
thanking
everyone.
L
That's
out
here
today,
I
want
to
thank
the
building
trades
I
want
to
thank
the
employee,
Association
I
want
to
thank
Brian's
already
I
want
to
thank
all
them
everyone
here
today.
This
is
incredible.
This
is
the
second
time
now
that
I've
been
a-been
at
an
action
and,
of
course,
the
last
six
months
last
time
was
on
the
jobsite.
It
was
across
the
street
and
my
cousin
spoke
and
what
he
said
was
kind
of
off
the
cuff.
L
Three
people
that
day
I'm
not
sure
where
they
are
today.
Three
people
that
day
could
have
turned
their
life
around
and
set
them
on
a
pathway
that
a
life
that
they'll
never
understand
how
great
it
is
so
I'm
taking
Maddie's
words
today.
If
there's
anyone
struggling
today
on
this
job
site
grab
somebody
let
them
know
you're
struggling,
don't
be
ashamed,
don't
be
embarrassed
because
I
had
to
do
it.
George
had
to
do
it.
Shawn
had
to
do
it
and
about
a
hundred
other
people.
L
G
On
behalf
of
the
building
trades
I'd
like
everyone
to
thank
everyone
for
their
time
today,
especially
the
speakers
for
sharing
your
personal
stories
and
struggles
with
this
terrible
disease,
I
encourage
everyone
again
to
grab
one
of
these
pamphlets
and
any
of
the
information
on
the
tables
that's
been
provided.
If
today's
stand-down
helped
save
one
person,
it
was
worth
all
the
effort.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.