Moving Braswell 80 miles away from everything he knew in Charleston worked out for the best.Ä«RASWELL: If I was to go back to the streets of Charleston, where those problems and those people that I know exist, then it would just never would have worked. He overdosed in Charleston earlier this year. LEFFLER: Braswell had been through 10 years of using drugs and getting locked up for it. My PO decided that Parkersburg would be a better spot for me, and I'm grateful for it. JIMMY BRASWELL: But that wasn't my decision. JUNE LEFFLER, BYLINE: Forty-five-year-old Jimmy Braswell (ph) came to the town of Parkersburg, W.Va., to enter a recovery program. West Virginia Public Broadcasting's June Leffler has more from a town that's seen an influx in addiction services and a resulting backlash. One thing that can save lives are sober living homes that give people spaces and tools to start a life of recovery, but these homes aren't always welcomed by the community at large. 2020 marked the most drug overdose deaths on record.
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