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Podcast: Chasing Heroine: Addiction Recovery and Sobriety
Episode: "Tranq Dope" Amputee Jess shares her journey into xylazine & fentanyl addiction, the extreme physical price she paid and how she has learned to live life after the battle that took her arm.
Description: **TRIGGER WARNING **
Today Jeannine and Narcan Nate speak with Jess, aka "one armd badass" on social media. Just as her handle implies, Jess lost her right arm as a result of the long term effects of Xylazine. Jess shares her story with complete candor in the hopes that she may help others who are either on the same path, or have met the same fate and feel ashamed or embarassed. Jess has an amazing outlook on life, has recently reunited with her family and is a popular recovery content creator on TikTok.
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