Lucy Getschow knew if she didn’t get help soon, she would end up dead.

Drugs and alcohol had taken over her life. She had quit soccer. Stopped trying in school. She realized she was at her breaking point. Lucy felt terrified to vocalize her struggle, because there was no one there to push her forward. She had to face it all alone.

Lucy grew up in South Minneapolis. She started using marijuana at 11 and then moved on to alcohol and opiates, which quickly became an addiction. She felt isolated in her experiences. At the age of 16, she opened up to her sister about her struggles. Lucy was then enrolled into Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s inpatient program. It wasn’t until she met the other girls in the program that she found connection and community.

Many youth have experiences similar t

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