CORRECTS THAT WEST IS A PAST GRADUATE OF THE PROGRAM, NOT A NEW GRADUATE - Lead singer of the national rock band, Phish, Trey Anastasio, hugs a Chad West, a past graduate of a court drug rehabilitation program in Washington County Court in Ft. Edward, NY, Wednesday, June 15,2016. Anastasio is a past graduate of the same program. He told new drug court graduates and a packed courtroom that the program put him on the road to nearly a decade of sobriety and likely saved his life. (Steve Jacobs/The Post-Star via AP)
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FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) - The frontman for the rock band Phish has returned to a New York drug court to offer encouragement to those afflicted with the same addictions he has battled.
Trey Anastasio spoke for nearly 30 minutes Wednesday in Washington County Felony Drug Court. He was sentenced to the drug court program in 2008. Two years earlier, police found heroin and prescription painkillers in his vehicle near the Vermont border.
The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports (http://bit.ly/1PwdoDw) Anastasio told drug court graduates and a packed courtroom that the program put him on the road to nearly a decade of sobriety and likely saved his life.
Anastasio also said he still attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in New York City and serves as a sponsor for those trying to get sober.
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Information from: The Post-Star, http://www.poststar.com
Lead singer of the national rock band, Phish, Trey Anastasio, talks to graduates of a court drug rehabilitation program in Washington County Court in Ft. Edward, NY, Wednesday, June 15,2016. Anastasio is a past graduate of the same program. At left is his wife, Sue. Anastasio is a past graduate of the same program. He told new drug court graduates and a packed courtroom that the program put him on the road to nearly a decade of sobriety and likely saved his life. (Steve Jacobs/The Post-Star via AP)
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Lead singer of the national rock band, Phish, Trey Anastasio, cheers in celebration for graduates of a court drug rehabilitation program in Washington County Court in Ft. Edward, NY, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Anastasio is a past graduate of the same program. He told new drug court graduates and a packed courtroom that the program put him on the road to nearly a decade of sobriety and likely saved his life. (Steve Jacobs/The Post-Star via AP)
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Lead singer of the national rock band, Phish, Trey Anastasio speaks to graduates of a court drug rehabilitation program in Washington County Court in Ft. Edward, NY, Wednesday, June 15,2016. Anastasio is a past graduate of the same program. He told new drug court graduates and a packed courtroom that the program put him on the road to nearly a decade of sobriety and likely saved his life. (Steve Jacobs/The Post-Star via AP)
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