By Brittney Nadler
September 15, 2014
It was a girl that changed *Derrick’s life the night she introduced him to alcohol.
In high school, he was the kid that got mad at friends who used substances and often wondered why anyone would hang out with “that” crowd. He was “in the shell,” and a “loser,” as he described himself. Until he...
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