After trying drugs for the first time at the age 14—by the time he hit 40, Gene Newsome hit an all-time low.
“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t have to deal with temptation. It’s a every second, every minute, every hour, ever day type of thing. The temptation is always there,” says Newsome.
After he received treatment Newsome was able to get the help that he needed after nearing death from a opioid overdose.
Newsome is part of a growing number of people who have battled addiction.