or 18 months Tonette was in treatment for her addiction to marijuana. “The first time I used marijuana was when I was..

Rosetta’s first experience with drugs occurred at the age of 14. A year later, her drug addiction intensified after being raped. She..

Lorna Hogan’s first boyfriend was her high school sweetheart. She was physically, mentally, and verbally abused by him for years. She endured..

I was subjected to physical and mental abuse from family members and strangers. I started using marijuana, cocaine and alcohol to hide..

When her mother became terminally ill, Karen spiraled down in her addiction. Karen started to use crack cocaine and quickly lost her..

Jeanette’s addiction to crack cocaine almost destroyed Jeanette and her family. Child welfare services threatened to remove her children unless she entered..