Sam Knox raising awareness of addiction, mental health in memory of his brother

Sam Knox raising awareness of addiction, mental health in memory of his brother

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A life cut short after years of battling mental health illness and addiction. 12 Sports Director Sam Knox lost his brother Nicholas Tshonas to an opioid overdose last year. "I think a lot about him when I'm working out and just about the times we had together, him with God, and I think of him in a safe place, and I think he's OK now," Sam said. Although he was a varsity hockey player, golfer, and honor roll studen…