PAUL: So in today's "Impact Your World," former NBA player Chris Herrin talks -- he uses his past -- talks about how he uses his past to take a shot at ending opioid addiction. Look at this.</s>CHRIS HERREN, FORMER NBA STAR: My story led me to the NBA and the Boston Celtics. But behind all of this was an addiction, heroin and Oxycontin. Being a professional athlete and hiding this addiction was a full-time job.</s>BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): In 2008, Chris Herrin was found near death with a bag of heroin. An old NBA friend and his wife pushed the fallen hoop star into rehab.</s>HERREN: Liz and Chris Mullen reached out to me and gave me the greatest gift, you know, a chance to get well. When I started the Herren Project, it was all about covering the spectrum, bringing in family support groups, recovery coaches, as well as helping them sustain treatment.</s>BALDWIN: A service which helped Susan Duffy get her son sober.</s>SUSAN DUFFY, SON WAS ADDICTED TO DRUGS: It really does increase the possibility of your loved one surviving.</s>HERREN: We all get sick in this process. Family members have broken hearts and people who are suffering have broken souls.</s>BALDWIN: That's why Herren offers free virtual support groups with licensed counselors, something that's helping James Francheck (ph). His daughter, Emma, died from an overdose in 2016.</s>JAMES FRANCHECK (PH), DAUGHTER DIED OF DRUG OVERDOSE: The support allowed me to get through it and not fall apart. It literally saved my life.
Former NBA Player Uses His Past Fight Drug Abuse