Meet Holly Copeland. Today, she’s a healthy, happy and busy wife and mother of two, living in an idyllic Los Angeles suburb. But not too long ago, this seemingly unflappable mom was dangerously addicted to meth and became a drug dealer to fuel her habit when it became too expensive for her to hide.

For 12 years, Holly dealt with a meth addiction that not only ravaged her body, her mind and wallet, but also put her whole family in jeapordy. From a local motel, she dealt the lethal drugs in an effort to maintain her own habit, which was slowly eating her alive. With a skeletal frame, almost all her teeth gone, and paranoia due to the drugs and lack of sleep, Holly had become a shell of her former self, and had even found a secret shack in the woods near her home in case her husband found out about the drugs.

She kept the addiction and her moonlighting as a drug dealer hidden from her family until she was arrested and her awful secret was revealed to her shocked husband and children. After her arrest, it took a lot of time and effort for Holly to reach recovery, but now she stands as a shining example of a recovered meth addict and is now a rehab counselor at the Matrix Rehab Center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

With her family by her side, Holly has never looked better and helps people every day who are battling their crippling addictions, providing solace and an open heart. She’s been there, done that, and is there to tell them they can get their life back, too.

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