Unlikely drug addict

Carlson

Jerry Carlson rose quickly through the ranks of the insurance industry, opening his own office as a young man and attracting some of the biggest accounts in Kootenai County.

His prominence brought wealth – wealth he shared with local charities and used to support his beloved alma mater, Coeur d’Alene High School.

But he also used that money to feed a cocaine addiction he described as “outrageous” Monday in front of a federal courtroom packed with supporters, many of them prominent North Idaho business owners. Read more. Meghann Cuniff, SR

Addiction is no respecter of persons. Are you surprised when the addictions of prominent people are exposed?