Stephanie Tippit

Derek was raised by his grandma in a small, close-knit town. “It was barbecue and football,” he says, recalling a picture-perfect childhood. But by age13, drugs had entered the picture too. As he grew older, addiction consumed his life. He needed drugs to wake up. He chose drugs over food….

Dennis spent 20 years in law enforcement, built two successful businesses and was a commercial pilot. “I had a lot of good things going in my life,” he says. But several years ago it all fell apart. A motorcycle accident left him hospitalized for weeks. His marriage failed and then…