reporter: so i was invited by the forum by the mother of the really good friend, pat obrian, a lifelongadam o'brian recovery foundation was born, so was the movement pea hund it. though room was packed with parents of overdosed children. family members struggling to deal. prophysician as and those in recovery just looking for somebody to talk to and cannot be by shelves. now like a freight strain, ways whit the favorite faces in the entire world and the voice that is unforgettable. my lifelong friend, yeah, jay started using opiates seven years ago. that lead as to heroin addiction. he had been addicted but kept it in the shadow force a long time. but i am happy to say, jay went to rehab. he has been clean for 70 days now. after the meeting include. i sat down with gayle, jason, joseph, a former addict, turned advocate. first, i talked to jay about what he went through in the past few years. >> started just like recreationally in college. all types. prescription drugs were my downfall. that lead to the darkest places with a terrible heroin addiction the last four months. brought me to m