Consequences

For years Rachel was addicted to alcohol, pills and heroin.  Find out what advice she offers to young people.

Cassie was an honor roll student who was active in sports and volunteered at an after school program at her school. Her parents never suspected drug use until she suffered a heart attack from meth use.

Matthew was full of adventure, mischief and zest for life but things changed when he got addicted to drugs.

Jeremy was 80 days sober before deciding to try OxyContin one more time.

Ecstasy caused Chelsea to go unconscious and have powerful seizures. 

Overdose symptoms can vary by the drug.

I used to picture an addict as someone under a bridge with a needle in his arm. The end of addiction might look that way, but it sure doesn’t begin like that. I never pictured myself as a drug addict until I became one as a teenager.

John Herrera started experimenting with marijuana at just 11 years old. Then, at age 16,  the New Mexico native tried heroin for the first time.

At age 19, Hailey is recovering from years of heroin abuse at a treatment center in New Mexico.

Kristina, who is currently in recovery, struggled with opioid addiction for years.