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Resident recounts decades of addiction, credits Emerald Coast Life Center and Celebrate Recovery with recovery
Summary
A resident described starting substance use in early adolescence, 27 fentanyl overdoses since 2019, suicide attempts and a turn to local recovery programs including Emerald Coast Life Center and Celebrate Recovery.
A resident who spoke at the meeting said years of substance use beginning in early adolescence led to repeated overdoses, a suicide attempt and eventual recovery with help from local programs.
The resident said she began using alcohol and drugs in her early teens — “age 11 or 12” — after older brothers introduced her to drinking and that family addiction and untreated trauma contributed to her substance use. She said her opioid use escalated while under medical care, and she described relying on prescription pills from her…
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