I tried to escape the clutch of the pills on my own, but the withdrawals were crippling. I sought help in treatment and spent months in cold-turkey withdrawals fighting to regain my freedom. My relentless terror overwhelmed anything else I had endured – the surgeries paled in comparison.
My admission photo was taken within hours of arriving at Cirque Lodge, the renowned treatment center in Sundance, Utah. For weeks I thought I was losing my mind.
After the worst of the withdrawals eased, a dream began to emerge of an organization that could offer hope to others suffering from pill addiction so they did not have to face what I had.
