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>>> CHARLES COUNTY PUT UP THE SIGN LAST YEAR HOPING TO SHED
LIGHT ON THE NUMBER OF OPIOID
OVERDOSE IS.
OVERDOSE IS. IT IS SO BAD THAT THEY BELIEVE
THE NUMBER IS SIX OR SEVEN
TIMES WHAT YOU SEE ON THE
SCREEN.
SCREEN.
SCREEN. LEAVE BEHIND NARCAN IS A PROGRAM
THAT THEY 4@ARE USING.4@
>> I THOUGHT4@ I WOULD GO IN TH
BATHROOM. I
BATHROOM. I BEGGED GOD TO TAKE MY LIFE.
>> Reporter: ON THIS DAY, SHE
GOT UP TO SHARE THE STORY 4@WIT
ME. WE AGREED TO KEEP HER LAST
NAME OUT OF THIS.>> I WANT TO
SPREAD AWARENESS AND 4@HOPE. AN
THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION IS
THAT ADDICTS ARE TRASH AND THAT
WE ARE HEARTLESS PEOPLE.
BUT REALLY, SOME OF 4@THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE I HAVE MET
HAVE BEEN ADDICTS AND
RECOVERING 4@PEOPLE.
RECOVERING 4@PEOPLE. WE ARE SO LOST THAT WE CANNOT
SEE A WAY OUT.
IT IS A SCARY PLACE TO EXPLAIN.
>> Reporter: THAT IS A PLACE
SHE HAS BEEN IN FOR A VERY LONG
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SHE
TIME. SHE SAID SHE GOT HOOKED ON
PAINKILLERS AT 17. SHE BROKE
HER BACK IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
SHE WAS USING DRUGS
RECREATIONALLY AND AT 214@ SHE
MET THE LOVE OF 4@HER LIFE.
SHE SAID THEY STARTED USING
TOGETHER.4@
TOGETHER.4@ >> IT WAS NOT DIFFICULT FOR US
TO GO 4@TO DR. -- DOCTOR AND HE
WOULD GIVE US A LARGE AMOUNT.4@
I DON'T THINK CANCER PATIENTS
WOULD GET THAT MUCH.
WE COULD NOT GO TO WORK WITHOUT
GETTING HIGH AND WE WERE BEING
INVITED LESS AND LESS BECAUSE
NO ONE WANTED TO BE AROUND US.
WE WERE STARTING BITES.4@
AND IT STILL WAS NOT APPARENT
TO US THAT WE WERE ADDICTS.4@ 4@
WE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
USING, BUT EVERYONE HAD A
PROBLEM WITH US.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID THAT HIS
FAMILY SEES IT 4@VERY DIFFERENTY
, BUT SHE IS STILL SHARING HER
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. >>
STORY. >> THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE 4@
HAD EVER OVERDOSED AND I DON'T
REMEMBER A LOT FROM 4@THAT
4@MORNING, BUT I DO REMEMBER
WAKING UP IN THE BACK OF THE
AMBULANCE AFTER BEING TWO SHOTS
OF NARCAN AND WAKING UP AND
ASKING WHERE MY HUSBAND IS. 4@
AND THEY TOLD ME THAT HE WAS
DEAD.
DEAD.
DEAD. AND
DEAD. AND EVERYTHING COMPLETELY
SHATTERED.
SHATTERED. >> Reporter: THAT WAS NOT HER
BOTTOM, THAT WAS PAINFUL ENOUGH
THAT 4@SHE DECIDED WITH HER
PARENTS TO STAY CLEAN UNTIL HER
HUSBAND'S FUNERAL.4@
HUSBAND'S FUNERAL.4@ SHE TRIED TO GET HELP AFTER,
BUT TH4@ERE WAS A PROBLEM.>>4@4
COULDN'T GET TAKEN IN DETOX, SO
AT 4@THAT POINT4@, I WENT BACK @
DOCTOR AND THEY GAVE ME WHAT
THEY COULD FOR XANAX.4@
>> Reporter: SHE HAD FINALLY
HIT ROCK BOTTOM.
>> THIS TIME I FELT IT WAS MY
LAST CHANCE.
LAST CHANCE. IF I USED ONE MORE TIME, I WAS
GOING TO DIE.4@4@
>> Reporter: NARCAN DID NOT
CURE HER DICTION, BUT HE GAVE
HER A CHANCE TO FIGHT IT AND
NOW SHE IS WORKING WITH THE
CHARLES COUNTY EMERGENCY
SERVICES ON A PILOT PROGRAM.4@
>> IN THIS BACK THERE ARE THREE
SOURCES FOR HELP. 4@
>> Reporter: THERE ARE
INSTRUCTIONS4@ HERE AND EVERY TE
THEY GIVE YOU4@ HELP, THEY WILL
GIVE YOU A CALL.
>> MANY OF MY COHORT SAY THAT
UNFORTUNATELY4@ -- THEY SAY WE
ARE ENABLING, BUT 4@I DO NOT SE
IT THAT WAY.
>> Reporter: THEY GOT 4@THIS
THROUGH GRANT AFTER THE
MARYLAND GOVERNOR DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY.
>> WE ARE ON RECORD TO HIT
AROUND4@ 300+ ADDICTIONS THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> Reporter: LAST YEAR THERE
WERE 471 CALLS ALTOGETHER.>>
TIME AND 4@TIME AGAIN THAT NARC
SAVE MY LIFE.
AND IT GAVE ME A CHANCE TO GIVE
MY PARENTS BACK 4@THERE DAUGHTE
IT WILL SAVE FAMILIES.4@
YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE PERSON
WHO INSPIRED HER TO QUIT DRUGS.
I'M TOLD THAT AUGUST