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Lorna Hogan’s first boyfriend was her high school sweetheart. She was physically, mentally, and verbally abused by him for years. She endured the abuse by trying to anesthetize herself to it: “I needed something more to take…
I was subjected to physical and mental abuse from family members and strangers. I started using marijuana, cocaine and alcohol to hide from the pain.  There were no limitations to my coming and going, so I started…
When her mother became terminally ill, Karen spiraled down in her addiction. Karen started to use crack cocaine and quickly lost her job and her home. At the point that she was homeless and entirely ravaged by…