Brooke Simmers was 19 when she overdosed on heroin and died. Her father, a veteran narcotics cop, was determined to create the kind of rehab facility for women that he wasn't able find for his daughter. Its first group graduated in January. (wamu885)
Jenn McLucas embraces resident Nichole Schuster after the first graduation ceremony at Brooke's House. McLucas serves as the clinical director for the long-term treatment facility in Hagerstown, Md.Kevin Simmers tried desperately to get his daughter the help she needed to break her addiction to drugs, but he ran out of time.
Brooke's House opened last summer. It's tucked behind a wind-swept cornfield on the outskirts of Hagerstown. The women residents go through months of intense counseling and have access to medical assisted treatment. The first group completed the six-month program of sobriety, counseling and treatment in January.). In the background is the stone house and the field where he built Brooke's House for women trying to overcome addiction.
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