KAGENCE - a Law Enforcement Officer's Battle with Addictions

KAGENCE (as a verb). An individual's ability to control one's own behaviours and manage their reactions to circumstances (vicarious and direct traumas, current - past - or present), beyond their control even if their actions are limited by someone/something else and or inner turmoils. 

Leo Petrilli served in law enforcement for over 36 years while employed as a Canada Border Services Officer & K9 Officer; throughout the majority of this time, he was entrenched in alcoholism and the consumption of pills. MRI scans reveal his brain is forever altered by four decades of substance abuse. Leo has been free from substance abuse since 2011, and left law enforcement in 2018 to pursue his passion for assisting law enforcement officers and others who struggle with substance abuse and negative behaviours. He is a Train the Trainer for the First Responder Program with The Addictions Academy, a Personal Growth Coach with the…