i just wanted to hang out and have fun with my friends. it felt like a job at the time. the enjoyment was gone, the fun was gone. it was so serious because at that point, it's all about paying for your school. >> after a shoulder injury and with her scholarship on the line, dana started self medicating to play through the pain. >> my body and knees and back were starting to hurt. i was in so much pain i would take ibuprofen all the time. that escalated to vicodin and stuff like that. >> after a year of prescription drug and alcohol abuse, dana entered rehab and was introduced to heroin. >> i tried it one time and that was a wrap. i don't know how to describe it. any pain, hurt in my life, anything negative when i did it, was just gone. >> these are kids that grow up in grace households, stable households. >> dana's story is not shocking to scott macy who says he