WEBVTT OF SAMMY ANDRYAN?REPORTER: THAT'S RIGHT, MIKE.SAMMY AND RYAN THEY HAVE STORIESTHAT ARE SIMILAR TO MANY HEROINADDICTS.WHAT MAKES THEIRS UNIQUE IS THEYWANT OTHER TOSS SEE INTO THEIRWORLD AND LEARN FROM IT.IN FEBRUARY WE MET SAMMY IN%MCKEES ROCKS, AND RYAN IN THEBAD LANDS OF PHILADELPHIA.THE DARK DISTURBING AND PAINFULLIVES OF TWO HEROIN ADDICTS WITHTWO DIFFERENT OUTCOMES.>> PEOPLE DO WANT TO STOP ANDTHEY JUST CAN'T.THEY PHYSICALLY CAN'T.>> I'VE OVERDOSED BACK HEREACTUALLY THREE TIMES FATALLY ANDSAVED BY NARCAN.>> RYAN DID NOT SURVIVE HIS NEXTOVERDOSE.HE WAS FOUND DEAD IN AN ALLEY INMAY NOT FAR FROM WHERE WE METHIM.>> GRIEVE IS LIKE A FREIGHTTRAIN.REPORTER: THIS IS RYAN'S MOTHER?WHEN YOU LOSE A CHILD TOO THISDISEASE THERE IS A TREMENDOUSSADNESS.REPORTER: SHE REACHED OUT TOPITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4 AFTERDISCOVERING ONLINE THAT RYANAPPEARED IN "CHRONICLE.">> AND I CAME ACROSS COG THAT HEWAS TAGGED IN -- SOMETHING THATHE WAS TAGGED IN.>> TONIGHT ON "CHRONICLE.">> IT WAS THE INTRODUCTIONVIDEO.REPORTER: FOR THE "CHRONICLE"?FOR THE "CHRONICLE."I CLICKED ON IT I HAD NO IDEA.REPORTER: AS SHE WATCHED RYANSHOOTING UP SOMETHING STOLE HERBREATH.>> I SAW MY NAME IS TATTOOED ONHIS WRIST.REPORTER: AS HE WAS SHOOTING UP.>> AS HE WAS SHOOTING UP.I SAW THAT.REPORTER: SAMMY WAS IN JAIL WHENRYAN DIED.>> HI, I'M CAITLYN.I'M THE DIRECTOR, NICE TO MEETYOU.REPORTER: SOON AFTERPITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4 ISWITH HER AS SHE CHECKS INTOFOOTPRINTS TO RECOVERY INHAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY INAUGUST.HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURFIRST THREE MONTHS HERE.LAST WEEK WE VISIT.IT'S 90 TASTE AFTER SAMMYCHECKED INTO FOOTPRINTS AREPRINTS.>> IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A LIFECHANGING EXPERIENCE EUFPBLTSFOOTPRINTS TO RECOVERY USESHOLISTIC METHODS OF TREATMENTFOR CLIENTS.SINCE AUGUST SAMMY HAS BONDEDWITH NEW FRIENDS AND FORMED ASUPPORT NETWORK.>> AND BREATHING THE HEALINGTOWER OF YOUR BREATH.REPORTER: SAMMY AND HER PE, RSARE LED REGULARLY INTO MINDFULBREATHING AND MEDICATIONSESSIONS.THEY USE ART THERAPY.SAMMY'S WORK SAYS SURVIVAL.>> ALL THESE PEOPLE REACHING OUTTO ME TO HELP ME, AND IT'S LIKE,OH WOW, I DO HAVE FRIENDS THATCARE.REPORTER: AND SHE RECEIVESONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING EACH WEEK.>> FAMILY MEMBERS --REPORTER: WHILE SAMMY IS INRECOVERY RYAN'S PARENTS ARECOPING WITH TWO MORE SONSADDICTED TO HEROIN.>> WHEN I SEE THEM AND I SEE HIMTHAT HE'S ACTIVELY USING ITDEFINITELY CREATES ANXIETY FORME.REPORTER: WHICH EXPLAINS WHYTHEY ARE RECEIVING THERAPYTHEMSELVES FROM ADDICTIONPSYCHOLOGISTS.BACK AT FOOTPRINTS THE MISSIONIS TO PREPARE SAMMY WITH LIFESKILLS, SELFAWARENESS, RESUMEBUILDING AND JOB SEARCHES.SHE'S BEEN CLEAN FOR MORE THAN100 DAYS AND IS GETTINGSTRONGER.>> HELPING HER HAVE A VERY SOLIDPLAN, INCLUDING MAYBEEMPLOYMENT, ONGOING OUTPATIENTCARE, MAKING SURE SHE REMAINSENGAGED IN HER SOAPER SUPPORTNETWORK.>> I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A PLACETHAT THE STAFF CARED THIS MUCHAND THEY DID SO MUCH FOR EACHINDIVIDUAL.NOW YOU KNOW I WANT TO HELPMYSELF AND EVERYONE ELSE.REPORTER: AND FOR JOANNE RYAN ISSTILL WITH HER.HE WAS CREMATED AND HIS ASHESREMAIN WITH HIS FAMILY.JOANNE AND MICHAEL'S MISSION ISTO HELP OTHER FAMILIES.>> OUR CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER,SO, MY COMMITMENT IS TO FINDWAYS TO HELP GET THAT MESSAGEACROSS.REPORTER: NOW SAMMY SAYS IT ISVERY LIKELY THAT SHE WILL REMAININ NEW JERSEY EVEN AFTER SHE ISRELEASED FROM FOOTPRINTS.AS FOR RYAN'S PARENTS, THEY SAYTHEY HAVE A VERY IMPORTANTMESSAGE FOR THE FAMILIES OFOTHER ADDICTS AND THEY WILLSHARE THAT IMPORTANT MESSAGETONIGHT AT 11:00.