REPORTER JAYNE MILLER.
>> SHE’S RIGHT OVER THERE.
>> WHERE IS SHE?
>> RIGHT OVER THERE.
>> TO BE HONEST, I BARELY RECOGNIZED PHAEDRA WARD,AS I MET WITH HER ON A WEST BALTIMORE STREET A FEW WEEKS BACK.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> NOT GOO >> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
>> WE ARE HERE NOW, RIGHT.
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT >> 18 MONTHS EARLIER.
>> I REMEMBER MY LAST DAY USING IN HERE.
I ENDED UP EATING OUT THE TRASH AND EATING WITH RATS.
>> THE SAME PHAEDRA WARD SHARED WITH US HER ATTEMPT TO OVERCOME ADDICTION.
AT THAT TIME SHE’D BEEN DRUG FREE FOR 4 MONTHS.
>> I REMEMBER ASKING MYSELF THAT QUESTION.
IS THIS REALLY HOW YOU FEEL?
AND I MADE A DECISION.
>> BUT NOW, THE DEMON OF ADDICTION HAS RETURNED.
YOU WERE DOING PRETTY WELL THE LAST TIME WE SAW YOU, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> IT’S MESSED UP.
DOIN’ GOOD, JUST FELL, RELAPSE -- FELL.
>> RELAPSE IS AN ALL TOO COMMON FEATURE OF HEROIN ADDICTION.
>> THAT THING IF I WAS HAVING A THAT DAY OR IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I WAS FEELING SOME KIND OF WAY.
THAT EASY I COULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT BACK OUT.
>> SARAH BLAKELY IS IN TREATMENT IN A PROGRAM IN PHAEDRA’S WEST BALTIMORE COMMUNITY.
THE PROGRAM OPERATES JUST UP THE STREET FROM WHERE SARAH HAD BEEN LIVING AND USING.
>> I LIVED IN AN ABANDONED HOUSE A BLOCK DOWN FROM WHERE I GOT MY DOPE FROM JUST SO I WOULD BE CLOSER TO IT.
>> PHAEDRA, WHILE IN TREATMENT LAST YEAR, WORKED IN A COMMUNITY CENTER.
NOW, USING AGAIN, SHE STRUGGLES TO KEEP A SMALL APARTMENT.
SO WHAT WILL THE REST OF THE DAY LOOK LIKE?
>> ME TRYING TO GET SIX DOLLARS TOGETHER.
>> TO GO BY?
>> YES.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU STARTED AGAIN?
>> WELL, I GOT DEPRESSION SO THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH IT.
AND THE THING OF IT IS THERE IS NO CURE.
PEOPLE THINK YOU CAN BE DOING GOOD ONE SECOND RIGHT, AND THAT’S WHAT I TOLD YOU.
YOU SAY WHAT’S THE PLAN THE PLAN IS TO STAY CLEAN FOR THE NEXT 5 MINUTES, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT FOR THE NEXT 5 MINUTES.
IT’S HARD.
>> IF I DON’T DEAL WITH WHAT DROVE ME TO THE DRUGS IN THE FIRST PLACE, I’M ALWAYS GOING TO REVERT BACK WHEN THOSE PAINFUL SITUATIONS COME UP.
BECAUSE THAT’S HOW I LEARNED.
>> MONICA SCOTT RUNS AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT THERAPY PROGRAM.
RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION SHE SAYS REQUIRES MUCH MORE THAN DETOX, METHADONE, AND SHORT TERM THERAPY SESSIONS.
>> YOU CAN’T JUST KEEP PUTTING A BAND AID ON A SITUATION AND SENDING PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY.
YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR THEMSELVES THAT’S POSITIVE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEM.
THAT IS POSITIVE ENOUGH TO CHECK THEM ON THEIR BULL CRAP, THAT’S POSITIVE ENOUGH TO SAY YOU NEED TO DO X, Y, AND Z.
NO THATS’ NOT A GOOD IDEA.
>> YOU KNOW PEOPLE THINK OH I’M WELL, NO, NO SUCH THING.
YOU WELL AND GOING TO STAY CLEAN FOREVER AND EVR AND EVER.
IT DOESN’T WORK LIKE THAT.
IT’S ONE SECOND AT A TIME.
ALL YOU’RE GUARANTEED.
IF THA DEBORAH: SO PAINFUL TO SEE THAT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW PAHEDRA’S STORY.
JAYNE HAS ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED BY PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH HER, SAYING THEY WANT TO OFFER THEIR SUPPORT.
STAN: WE ARE PULLING FOR HER.
IN REGARD TO DRUG TREATMENT.
STATE SPENDING TOTALLED 507 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PAST FISCAL Y