Lance and Nina: Recovery and Redemption Where You'd Least Expect It

First aired on NEPR in 2014.

Heroin abuse is on a steep rise throughout New England, including in small towns that haven’t seen serious drug use in decades. But what often gets lost in news about the epidemic is how hard some addicts are trying to get clean. 

Karen Brown of New England Public Radio has been following one young man as he seeks not only recovery — but redemption — with some unlikely help.

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SEQUEL: A year after the original story (above) aired, Lance and Nina’s relationship had evolved, as had Lance’s recovery. Listen below for the follow-up story.

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Lance and Nina: Revisited
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Lance Rice and Nina Rossi go through letters Lance sent from rehab. By Karen Brown.