Keynote speaker announced for Drug Education Council’s Annual Luncheon

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Drug Education Council of Mobile announces the key note speaker for this year’s luncheon, Coach Scott Cochran. Coach Cochran was the former strength and conditioning coach at the University of Alabama and The University of Georgia.

For more than two decades, Scott Cochran’s thundering bullhorn of a voice helped him become the most famous strength and condoning coach in college football. It was his instrument in motivation 77 All-Americans and 41 NFL first-round draft picks as a member of coaching staffs that won eight national championships at LSU, Alabama and Georgia.

In 2023, while Cochran was assisting legendary Alabama coach Nick Saban in guiding the Crimson Tide to back-to-back national championships, he was suffering from debilitating migraine headaches. The man affectionately known as “Coach Yeah” was screaming so loud and so often during workouts that he was left with splitting pain near his temples that wouldn’t go away. Doctors prescribed Vicodin and when that did not work, Cochran was prescribed OxyContin. By 2015, three years after getting his first prescription, Cochran said he had developed an addiction, taking 10 pills per day. He crushed and snorted the pills so they’d get into his bloodstream and rid him of his migraines faster. Cochran said he obtained prescriptions from a doctor in Alabama and another one in Mississippi. He bought additional pills from dealers off the street.

Cochran is now in Recovery and tells his story so that he can help others who suffer from addiction. In 2024 Cochran launched the American Addiction Recovery Association. The group’s mission is to save lives, restore families and strengthen Communities.

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