From addict to advocate: How mother of three overcame opioids to help others

Jodi Borrelli now uses her criminal and addiction history to help others.

LAKE TAPPS, Wash. — When meeting Jodi Borrelli, it’s hard to believe that several years ago, she was addicted to heroin, living on the streets and one of Washington’s Most Wanted

Her addiction to drugs started innocently after the mother of three injured her shoulder coaching her son in baseball.

Now she is using her history of addiction to try to help others, working in a clinic and as a public speaker who visits schools. But it’s been a long journey to get to this place. 

Sliding into addiction

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