Welcoming the Outsider: A Conversation with Drew Callner

Join us as Drew Callner takes us through his years of active addiction, moving to Alabama, and finally finding a community where he no longer felt like an outsider. Drew Callner is an award-winning filmmaker, who moved to Alabama from his hometown, Seattle, Washington. Drew discusses what his early substance use looked like as a teenager. Then, Drew walks us through the progression of his substance use disorder, and how he found the connection he had been missing through recovery support groups, like AA and HA. Drew Callner is the owner of Callner Creates, a full-scale video production business in Birmingham, Alabama. Drew is known for directing Recovering Hope (2017), a documentary that tells the story of six different people and how the opioid epidemic and heroin addiction have impacted their life. For more content, make sure to check us out on Instagram and YouTube!https://www.instagram.com/addictionpreventioncoalition/https://www.youtube.com/@AddictionCoalition