Drug Addiction and the road to Recovery

Meet Kristina, a woman in long-term recovery. Kristina began her drug addiction while she was in high school. Kristina became dependent on algia medications after suffering a back injury, her dependency on pain pills, became a daily habit, and her body developed a tolerance for the medication, a result, Eventually, she began to try other drugs such as  OxyContin, meth, and heroin.

 To read more about the cycle of Kristina's drug addiction and her path through rehab.

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According to Care at Mayo Clinic Drug addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a condition that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an incapacity to manage the use of legal prescription medications or illegal drugs. Substances such as marijuana and alcohol and nicotine also are considered drugs.

Written by Anita Johnson-Brown

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