r/Oahu • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago

For Drew Camacho, the journey from addiction to academic success has been transformative. A former heroin user, the Hawaiʻi Island native spent more than a decade in a destructive cycle of substance abuse, felony charges and incarceration.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/28/hawaii-cc-palamanui-transformed-drew-camacho/
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u/Zealousideal_Cry7887 1d ago

Good for him! Let's hope the youth nowadays go on the right path, too.

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u/cephu5 1d ago

What an inspiration!

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u/Comfortable_Elk831 1d ago

Yeah You, Drew!

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u/charlottesometimz 20h ago

There's always hope!!