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“She began drinking alcohol at age 11 and didn’t stop until 20 years later, when her liver and kidneys began failing to the point that doctors told her she had just a few weeks to live….one physician told Lemuel’s mother to start making her funeral arrangements.”
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Pandemic accelerated addictions, Colorado Springs treatment facilities racing to catch up
The need for programs to help Colorado Springs residents beat addiction to substances is as great as the gap is wide, say those working in recovery, but they see hope on the horizon. One huge hole: There’s no inpatient facility in the city for rehabilitative treatment extending 30 to 90 days, said Trudy Hodges, CEO…
The Pathway from Addiction to Recovery
The opioid epidemic and struggles with substance abuse have been in the headlines more often over the last five years. From discussions in congress and the state capitol, it’s becoming an issue increasingly impacting more Coloradans. “There’s a stereotype that people have in their minds I believe of who the average victim of an overdose…
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Mother creates PPCC scholarship to help recovering drug addicts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A mother from Colorado Springs who lost her daughter to a heroin overdose is now using that experience to help others with the help of Pikes Peak Community College. “Seeing the pictures of Branwyn, here’s this young woman so smart, so bright and full of life, and one last hit was…