Defying Odds: Amid a Family of 10 Addicts, This Alberta Woman Conquers Addiction for Her Kids

Danielle Swampy grew up on a reserve in central Alberta in a home that was falling apart, literally and figuratively. Both of her parents were addicted to crack. Her eight siblings all grew up to be addicts. Her boyfriend’s parents were addicts. “All I ever seen was addiction. It was normalized. Everyone in my family did it,” Ms. Swampy told The Epoch Times. And getting out of it was practically unheard of. Ms. Swampy did though—but not before experiencing some horrifying events. She left home in a stupor one night and passed out on the street, leaving her toddlers home alone. Child services took them away. At her lowest point, she was kidnapped and tortured for days by a group of men because of her drug debts....