A former addict who began taking crack and heroin aged just 15 and overdosed 19 times has revealed her incredible transformation.
Madison McManus, 28, was introduced to hard drugs as a teenager by her then boyfriend and was left homeless since she was 20.
She went through years of arrests and life on the streets before she decided to get clean. Madison, from New Jersey, US, fell pregnant when she was 18 and was forced to give up her daughter because of her addiction, reports The Sun Online.
The mum-of-one is now back in touch with her family and fighting to win custody of her daughter, now nine. With support from Alcoholics Anonymous, she beat her addiction and is now determined to share her story in the hope of helping others.
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