St. Joseph Woman Continues Sharing Story Of Recovery
Jaime Smith shares her story of addiction and recovery at an anti-drug event in March. Facebook/Jaime Smith
Last week, we introduced you to Jaime Smith a mother of four from St. Joseph who is recovering from addiction to prescription pain killers and heroin.
According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Jaime is just one of more than two-and-a-half million people in 2015 who had a substance use disorder involving prescription opioid pain killers or heroin.
As Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline reports, recovery from opioid addiction is a difficult journey, but it’s sometimes even more difficult to begin.
To follow Jaime's continuing recovery story, go to her Facebook page.
You can hear more of Jaime's story below.
Links
- St. Joseph Woman Shares Story Of Opioid Addiction
- Helping Children of Drug-Addicted Mothers
- Medical Care In Illinois Prisons; Treating Opioid Addiction
- ‘Build The Bench’ & Women In Politics; Addiction Treatment Centers Face Funding Shortages
- Addiction Experts Call Out Remarks From Tom Price As Unscientific, Damaging
- As Illinois Budget Crisis Continues, People With Addictions Find Tougher Road To Treatment
- Illinois Budget Crisis Pushes Jacksonville Addiction Center To Brink Of Closure
- Pilot Program Set To Help Break Heroin Addiction
- The Struggle To Overcome Heroin Addiction
- Today’s Heroin Addict Is Young, White And Suburban