For over 10 years of her life, Danielle Murphy said she felt she could not go more than a few hours without using.“ Heroin killed whatever spirit I had that was left inside of me,” she said. “I was an empty person. I did not love myself. I thought I was unlovable to other people.
Hundreds gather to honor those lost to addiction, celebrate recovery
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