The Crawford County Drug Court program held a graduation ceremony Friday at the Crawford County Courthouse.
Honored for completing the two year program was William Henry Brackett.
The ceremony started off with Judge Chris Weber speaking to Brackett about the progress he has made while in the program.
“I’ve known Mr. Brackett for several years now and just like it is with every drug court participant, it was a transformation,” Weber said.
Weber stated that he has enjoyed seeing Brackett get a job, acquire his CDL and with the work, will be getting a new home.
“It is a big accomplishment,” Weber said. “We are all very proud of you.”
Weber handed Brackett a completion certificate that everyone involved in the program had signed.
Fred Chinn was next to speak to Brackett and honored him with a plaque on behalf of Re-New.
Re-New which stands for Recovery Excellence Through Nurture, Education and Work, is a program that helps participants reach their goals in the program.
“I’m very honored,” Chinn said. “It is very great to see his changes and two years of sobriety.
Brackett has taken the drug court program very serious.
“My thing about drug court is you have to put in the work,” Brackett said. “I asked for help.”
Brackett said he called six different rehab facilities and they all said “no” unless he was currently high at the time.
“My probation officer called and got me into rehab,” he said.
Although after spending time in rehab, Brackett was not ready to come back to Crawford County.
Even though he trusted himself, he knew that the people he used to hang out with.
“I went to a halfway house for six months,” Brackett said. ”I knew they would come by my house and I was afraid of falling back into that life.”
Once he returned, he knew he had to change.
“I had to change all of my bad habits, I had to do better,” Brackett said. “I will not allow myself to do it again.”
Brackett started drug court which also requires participants to attend meetings on a regular basis.
When COVID was still affecting the state in a big way, he got involved with online meetings.
“I spoke to people in Ireland where they have a heroin epidemic,” he said.
He has continued working with others while in meetings.
“You never know when that one person at a meeting will change your life,” he said. 
One of the quotes he has learned in the program is “Keep Moving Forward,” and Brackett is doing that everyday.