TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) -- When it comes to drug addictions, one Douglas County mother is making sure no other families have to walk in her shoes. Linda Scribner lost two of her sons to overdoses, but she is not alone.

Recent data shows more than 48 million people 12 and older have experienced a substance use disorder in the last year.

September is National Recovery Month, and Scribner is expanding her mission in the Tuscola community. After purchasing land, she's recently established "PJ's Place," a transitional home for men recovering from substance use disorders. Once it's fully renovated, eight men will temporarily live there 24/7 as they adjust back to a "new normal."

"You can have the best day of your life, and then when you go to bed and think about things, you get depressed. When y

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