The Recovery Café

Another character is Lindsey. Lindsey is introduced early on in the support group with Ben. Lindsey was abusing the prescriptions Vicodin and OxyContin. Lindsey explains that she felt that OxyContin was her one true love and that she would do it until her nose bled. She describes that after all she developed a tolerance to these drugs and in order to feel better again she moved onto heroin. She explains that she never thought she would be “one of those people” and claimed that she never saw herself taking it that far. Eventually, Lindsey says she became dependent on heroin and even lost her job and custody of her child as a result. Lindsey struggled with her addiction for quite some time, but in 2011, she became clean and stopped using drugs. Lindsey now has a nonprofit organization in which she also helps those struggling with addiction. She has not relapsed for quite some time and continues to remain abstinent from

The first was present in the Recovery Café. The Recovery Café was a support group that each of the main characters of the film attended. The leader of the group facilitated open group discussion, in which each member had the opportunity to talk about their substance abuse. The women who organizes and facilitates this group serves as an important support system and even promotes those in the group to lean on one another for support. The next person was Briana, and she is the chemical dependency counselor that worked with Yvonna. Briana was actually a substance abuser herself, and has now dedicated her life to helping others who struggle with the same issues. Briana is Yvonna’s support system throughout her struggles. Finally, there is a women named Maureen, who is a support addiction administrator at an outpatient treatment facility. This woman assisted Aliana with her addiction after she was released from rehab and put into an outpatient treatment