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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Monica Calderon battled a fight against drugs. But thanks to the influence from her neighbors, Shelley and Brad Freitag, who ran <a href="http://arcpointlabsfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=the-free-lance-star-arcpoint-labs-partners-with-october-red-ribbon-week-for-drug-prevention-7470" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ARCpoint Labs</a> in Stafford, Calderon won the war.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Calderon, joined their staff to draw blood for drug tests and over time found herself sharing her experiences with clients.&nbsp;So, when&nbsp;Brad Freitag contacted Stafford high schools as part of a new national ARCpoint participation for October&rsquo;s Red Ribbon Week Calderon saw this as a way to share her story.
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<p>ARCpoint&rsquo;s work this year with Red Ribbon Week seemed like a step along the path toward the parent education and support programs they hope to develop.&nbsp;</p>

<p>When Brooke Point&#39;s counselor Marialena Bridges asked if they knew anyone with first-hand experience who might be able to talk to students, Calderon saw it as a chance to help and share.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>&ldquo;It makes me extremely nervous,&rdquo; Calderon said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very intimate part of my life. I guess maybe two years ago I would have been too ashamed &hellip; I&rsquo;d like to think that me going through all of this is maybe a calling.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;If it can help just one person, then it was worth it,&rdquo; she said.</p>

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The Free Lance-Star: ARCpoint Labs Partners with October Red Ribbon Week for Drug Prevention

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