Wife, Mother & Heroin Addict Shares her Overdose Story before Serving her Prison Sentence

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Jessica Pfau has battled opioid and alcohol addiction ever since her 2011 gastric bypass surgery. Jessica has made several attempts at recovery and blown all the chances given to her by the legal system. After overdosing on heroin laced with fentanyl in March, and surviving, Jessica must now say goodbye to her three-year-old son and serve her time. She’s giving us an inside look at the mind of an addict and why “they just don’t quit.”
You can watch Jessica’s story here.

Jessica Pfau here with her preschool son, Sam. Jessica has suffered for years from addiction and was revived by Narcan after a heroin overdose

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Angela Kennecke

Angela Kennecke is a journalist who lost her 21-year-old daughter Emily to fentanyl poisoning on May 16, 2018. Angela is “grieving out loud” to try to put an end to this epidemic by stopping the stigma and promoting the treatment of substance use disorder as the disease it is. Anyone coping with loss and looking for inspiration can benefit from listening to this podcast.