It’s a common, heart-wrenching dilemma. Southwest residents are forced to look far away for inpatient substance use treatment. Stories of locals –Jessica Newby, Kelly DiGiacomo, Tate Reaves, Alexys Vi.
Jessica Newby left an inpatient substance use treatment program in early 2017 after more than a decade of opioid dependence. So when she emerged sober and prepared to stay that way, she had to make so.
In July 2019, Alexys Vidunas called an inpatient rehab facility and set up a time to check herself in. But a few days before she was supposed to leave, Vidunas realized she couldn’t handle leaving Dur.