Woman recovering from addiction uses her story to help others at metro facility
Ashley Edmondson has been recovering from addiction for six years.
She now goes to COPE, a drug treatment facility in Oklahoma City, and uses her life story to help others struggling with addiction.
"Our facility here, and I know some other outpatient facilities were awarded a grant that pays for some of our clients' medication, their doctor visits, so I think that has been a huge impact because most people can't afford to get the help they need," Edmondson said.
She said other reasons the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has seen the number of overdoses decline could be laws that force people to choose between prison and treatment and more facilities taking the time to address mental health.
"A lot of times, some of that mental health stuff we go through are from traumatic events in our life," Edmondson said, "and not for every addict, but a lot of times those are the reasons we use to begin with."