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EP 98 - She Became the Addict She Swore She’d Never Be
Content Note: The episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, addiction, opioid misuse, suicidal thoughts and attempts, family trauma, and recovery.
Jennifer Chase grew up determined that addiction would never become her story.
She was the daughter and granddaughter of alcoholics. She experienced instability, shame, and childhood sexual abuse. Then, after a life-threatening brain tumor and surgery left her with chronic pain, prescribed opiates became the coping mechanism she says finally made her feel comfortable in her own skin.
The addiction lasted 14 years.
Then Jennifer learned…
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