For more on Parents & Addicts In Need, to follow on social media, the Don't Hide The Scars Podcast, to get involved, or to donate https://linktr.ee/painnonprofit Parents & Addicts in Need’s Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance talk with California State Assemblyman Jim Patterson who represents the 23rd district, which encompasses eastern Fresno County, including the cities of Fresno and Clovis, and a small slice of Tulare County on the Don't Hide The Scars Podcast.
Mr. Patterson shares how PAIN: Parents And Addicts In Need, namely Flindt who helped a close family member of Mr. Patterson's seek recovery and has been living a sober life for nearly 2 years.
We also discussed with Jim, legislation that is being presented in the California State Assembly to bring about stricter penalties for dealers of fentanyl, with more severe consequences that could include longer sentences and possibly being charged with murder for dealing with this deadly substance.  
Jim served as the Mayor of Fresno from 1993-2001. After eight years of focused leadership, Jim left the City of Fresno with a $20 million general fund surplus, a AAA credit rating, over a billion dollars of new business approvals that created thousands of new jobs, and a reborn reputation for achievement that the National Civic League recognized when it designated Fresno an All-America City in 2000. Jim spent most of his professional career as a businessman and broadcast executive owning and operating radio stations in California and Idaho. Jim and his wife Sharon have lived in Fresno for most of their lives, raising three children, and now four grandchildren in the Central Valley.
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