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Mid-Shore Mid-Day

First Responder's Path Overcoming Substance Abuse, Attempted Suicide

By Jim Brady
Published August 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM EDT
Tara and Chris O'Barsky, Deputy Chief of the Salisbury Fire Department
Tara and Chris O'Barsky, Deputy Chief of the Salisbury Fire Department

It was September 10, 2018, when Salisbury fire fighter Chris O’Barsky went out on a call that would trigger his downfall. This is the story of his struggle back from drinking and depression.

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