Vicky Harrison was nicknamed MOO by her older son, Tyler Harrison, when he wasabout five years old. Tyler suffered with addiction for 10 years before succumbing to his death via an accidental heroin/Xanax overdose at age 26. Vicky is on a mission to help save lives by sharing her story so that others don’t experience the agonizing aspects of addiction within the family and the early death of a child
similar to what she, her husband, and younger son endured.

MOO(Mothers Opposing Opioids) is now a movement that Vicky created to help others who are addicted and/or their family members. Vicky has published a book, Release Me, and created an online course to accompany it. She has spoken routinely in a recovery center, worked with at-risk middle schoolers, spoken at a Barnes & Noble as well as at a library, and has been featured in a magazine and newspaper.

Vicky is helping to raise awareness about addiction through relating her personal story (as well as Tyler’s). She demonstrates that despite being a teacher and school psychologist for 40 years, being married for 34 years, and being the mom/wife within a church-going family in a decent suburb of Columbus, Ohio, she still had a son who became addicted to and died using opioids. She is determined to help “save” others from this vicious cycle of addiction. Vicky is a dynamic speaker who relates individually to members of her audience. She is impacting and life-changing.