Recovery advocate works to help people battling addiction [Video]

Jon Langston from Jackson County is in long-term recovery and hopes to inspire others in their own journeys.

COMMERCE, Ga. — As the race for the White House enters the home stretch, there’s more competition for attention than ever. Political rallies and advertisements and pundits can feel ubiquitous.

Despite all the noise, it’s the voters whose opinions matter the most. And in Georgia, their choice in November could decide the election.

That’s why 11Alive’s Sunday politics show, The Georgia Vote, works each week to make sure their views are at the center of the conversation.

This week’s Voice of the Voter is dedicated to tackling a problem that’s impacted thousands of Americans.

Langston is the founder of REBOOT Jackson, a recovery organization in Jackson County working to help people battling addiction. Langston said the work is urgent.

It’s also personal.

On a driving tour of the Commerce neighborhood where he grew up and now resides, Langston looked back …