In the 20 years that Patrick has been using drugs, he has lost track of how many times he has overdosed. Dennis, Patrick and his sister Betsy went to dinner the night Patrick was released from a 28-day drug treatment program. But without drugs, Patrick said, he felt lost. DIVERGING PATHSPatrick’s sister Betsy has also been in and out of rehab and jail. Patrick’s sister Betsy struggled with addiction but is now clean and has a job at an animal shelter.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2018 21:56 UTC