From The Bergand Group:
“Mike’s fight with addiction started when he was in high school. He was injured playing lacrosse and needed surgery on his shoulder. Following his surgery, Mike was given prescription painkillers, which he began abusing throughout most of his high school years. It wasn’t until years later that I discovered my son’s internal battles with insecurities and anxieties which drove his need to use drugs during school hours, before lacrosse games and during social gatherings. Once Mike reached college, he discovered heroin, which inevitably led him and our family to rock bottom.”
Anita’s story is like many others whose family members battle drug addiction. Whether you are an athlete who took painkillers after a sports injury, a mother who uses alcohol as an outlet to a long day of watching her children, or a CEO of a business who uses drugs to stay up and work late into the night, drug addiction does not discriminate.