PROFILES IN RECOVERY: For self-proclaimed outlaw, recovery from addiction is a coming of age journey

Stories about addiction and recovery rarely focus on the work it takes to get and stay sober. Salem Reporter spoke with three people who have gone through drug treatment about their journey to sobriety, what helped them and the challenges along the way. This is the third in a three-part series, Profiles in Recovery.

On a fall night in central Salem, Billy Sly saw the police car pull up behind him and knew this traffic…