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Twin River High School junior Dakota Kowalski, left, takes a break from playing pool with Ricky Simmons, a motivational speaker and ex-receiver for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who came to Youth for Christ Tuesday. Simmons spoke on his experiences as a professional football player and a recovering cocaine addict.
COLUMBUS -- The 32 teens gathered in Youth for Christ Tuesday laughed dismissively when Ricky Simmons caricatured the marijuana smoker: squint-eyed, giggling, puffing an imaginary joint and grinning widely.
“I used to tell my mom, ‘Man, this don’t do nothing else to you but make you happy and hungry,’” Simmons said.
“And sleepy,” someone from the audience offers. Everyone laughs.
There is less bonhomie as Simmons moved further down his drug history, a frightening toxicology report that included alcohol abuse and a cocaine habit that led to multiple jail visits.
“I’ve done enough drugs ... to k...
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