All
names have been changed to protect the storyteller. I have also withheld
locations, because of the smallness of the hometown
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Claire’s eyes look tired when she talks about her older
brother. His drug addiction wreaked havoc for years on their family and
although he is clean now, it was a long and rocky path to recovery.
Her brother, Brian, had been abusing drugs since he was
about 14.