By now we’ve all heard the staggering rates of overdoses — over 100,000 dead in one year. There is another side to this story. The side of redemption, hope, recovery.

It is estimated that over 20 million people are in recovery from addiction.

Katie has been my dental hygienist for the past 20 years. At my most recent "clean and check" visit, she told me about an encounter she had with the health care system.