It Started With
a Ride.
If you needed a ride, you could count on Danny Teichman. His family saw it for themselves and heard story after story about Danny helping people who needed a ride.
Some people he knew, and some people he didn’t. It was just something he did, and he probably never even gave it any real thought.
A Commitment to Recovery
In his junior year of college, Danny entered rehab for substance use disorder. As a testament to his resilience and commitment to recovery, he went on to finish college, earning his degree in political science at Temple University.
He moved back to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, his hometown, got a great job working in logistics for an international industrial gas company, and settled into his own apartment.
During a relapse, Danny developed an addiction to opioids. He sought support from family and professionals and began attending intensive outpatient treatment in Bethlehem at night while continuing to work during the day.
Danny understood the challenges of recovery, and he knew how much something as simple as a ride could mean to someone who needed help.
Building a New Life
After completing treatment, Danny moved to Portland, Oregon, where his father lived, to continue his recovery in a new community. He found a job and became involved in Portland's recovery community.
Under the care of his physician, he took Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder.
Danny took his recovery very seriously. He attended several 12-step meetings each week, found and worked with a wonderful sponsor, volunteered at a homeless shelter, and returned to school to pursue a graduate degree in data analytics.
A Life Cut Short
Feeling strong and confident in his recovery, Danny decided, with the help of his physician, to discontinue Suboxone. He experienced significant withdrawal symptoms for several months, including persistent insomnia.
Believing kratom was a safe, legal, and natural way to help him sleep, Danny took it on November 10, 2016. He never woke up.
He was just one week shy of his 28th birthday.
His Compassion Continues.
We established Danny’s Ride to help cope with our loss and to ensure that Danny’s compassion and generosity would continue to make a difference in the lives of others.
Today, Danny’s Ride honors his memory by removing transportation barriers for people impacted by substance use disorder.
Through partnerships with treatment providers, recovery organizations, and communities, we help people get to treatment, support meetings, employment, medical appointments, and other essential services that support their recovery.
Danny gave rides because
he cared about people.
Through Danny’s Ride, that simple act of kindness continues, one ride at a time.
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