Author: Leslie Glass

Leslie Glass became a recovery advocate and co-founder of Reach Out Recovery in 2011, encouraged by her daughter Lindsey who had struggled with substances as a teen and young adult. Learning how to manage the family disease of addiction with no roadmap to follow inspired the mother and daughter to create Reach Out Recovery's website to help others experiencing the same life-threatening problems. Together they produced the the 2016 ASAM Media Award winning documentary, The Secret World of Recovery, and the teen prevention documentary, The Silent Majority, distributed by American Public Television. In her career, Leslie has worked in advertising, publishing, and magazines as a writer of both fiction and non fiction. She is the author of 9 bestselling crime novels, featuring NYPD Dt.Sgt. April Woo. Leslie has has served as a Public Member of the Middle States Commission of Higher Education and as a Trustee of the New York City Police Foundation. For from 1990 to 2017, Leslie was the Trustee of the Leslie Glass Foundation. Leslie is a proud member of Rotary International.

In The Rooms Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Meet Our Friends At In The Rooms And Join Their Community In The Rooms Founders Ron Tannebaum and Ken Pomerance Celebrate 14 Years In The Rooms is your go-to resource for Online meetings. 12 Step programs are almost 100 years old and have helped millions of people, but something magical happened 14 years ago. Two […]

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Sugar Cookies and Non Alcoholic Drinks

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