The Winding Road of a Heroin Addict’s Recovery

How April Erion and her mother turned a horrifying addiction into inspiration for others

Recovering heroin addict April Erion (L) and her mother Lori Erion in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 2, 2017. Lori founded the support group FOA (Families of Addicts) after noticing a lack of resources for family members dealing with drug addicted loved ones. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

DAYTON, Ohio—She was the perfect child, her mother said—straight A’s and a 4.2 GPA in school.

Then, just like the other kids were doing at the time, April Erion took an Adderall, an ADHD drug prescribed to a friend.