"I feel alive and amazing and thankful, like I have a life again." -
Rachel, an Interim House client
Rachel's path to addiction began when she was 13 years old and her doctor prescribed Percocet for menstrual cramps. In the years that followed, the suburban Philadelphia teenager's life spiraled into addiction to Xanax, PCP, and then heroin.
"At the beginning, I was functional," says Rachel, her voice shaking. "Then I lost my house and my kids. I become homeless. For three years I lived under the bridge in Kensington, tricking and using heroin."
Article contributed by Impact100 Philadelphia member Abby Spector.