Kris Bussey spent six years in jail due to OxyContin addiction, but after finding help at Goodwill, she's now helping others who need a second chance. She shares her story and advice for those struggling with substance use disorder.
INDIANAPOLIS — Defying the odds of recovery after incarceration.One Hoosier is celebrating National Recovery Month by sharing her success story and helping to inspire others who are struggling.'When I was ten-years-old, I was introduced to pain pills for the first time,' Kris Bussey said. 'I was actually offered a pain pill on the school bus.'Being offered narcotics on the way to school was her reality check that Oxycontin abuse was rampant in rural Indiana .
Less than three years later, she helps hire others who need a second chance.Jennings Tennery also understands. She works with Overdose Lifeline and says there is a way out.'The biggest thing that I would love to express to people who are struggling with substance use disorder is they have to understand you have to give yourself grace,' Tennery said.
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