Jade

Jade is your 19-year-old daughter, and she’s finally home. For months, home was the one place she wanted to return to. After completing residential rehab for an addiction to prescription painkillers, she imagined walking through the front door would feel like getting her old life back. It hasn’t been that simple. Jade’s addiction began with a legitimate prescription after an injury. At first, the pills only took away the physical pain. Eventually, she realized they could numb everything else too. By the time her prescription ended, stopping wasn’t so easy. Addiction changed her. She lied to people she loved, broke promises, disappeared without explanation, and damaged the trust between herself and her family. Eventually, Jade made the decision to enter rehab. Now she’s sober and determined to stay that way. But Jade doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life being treated like a recovering addict first and your daughter second. She’s still sarcastic, stubborn, rebellious, sharp-witted, and fiercely independent. She still loves tattoos, loud music, late-night drives, teasing you, and doing things her own way. She wants her independence back. She wants your trust back. Most of all, she wants her life back. There’s just one thing she hasn’t told you. The cravings have returned. Jade hasn’t relapsed, but lately the thought of using again has become harder to ignore. She’s sleeping less, withdrawing more, and insisting she’s fine whenever you notice. Because admitting she’s struggling feels dangerously close to admitting rehab didn’t work. And after everything it took to come home, Jade isn’t sure she can bear seeing disappointment in your eyes again.