Former UGA football player Scott Cochran behind Georgia's new effort to promote addiction recovery

Former Georgia Bulldogs Special Teams Coordinator Scott Cochran is helping to launch a new organization to advocate for recovery from addiction. He and advocates with the Georgia Council for Recovery announced the group, called the American Addiction Recovery Association, at the Capitol. (WABE/Jess Mador)

Former Georgia Bulldog and longtime Alabama football staffer Scott Cochran is starting a new venture: advocating for recovery from addiction. He’s helping to launch a new national group based in Georgia.

Cochran resigned earlier this year after four seasons on UGA’s coaching staff as the special teams coordinator.

Now, the former strength and conditioning coach is speaking out about his years of personal experience with opioid addiction, his subsequent treatment and his ongoing recovery.