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Husband and wife Candice and Ed Mueller take a break during a free community dinner held by the nonprofit that they volunteer for in Hillsboro, Ohio, on June 29, 2025. Candice Mueller has dedicated herself to service after having recovered from drug addiction. Jeff Louderback/Epoch Times
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From Hopeless to ‘A Beacon of Hope’: The Story of a Drug Addict’s Faith-Inspired Recovery

Candice Mueller had fought substance abuse for more than two decades by the point when she spent 105 days in jail, altering her life’s path.
Husband and wife Candice and Ed Mueller take a break during a free community dinner held by the nonprofit that they volunteer for in Hillsboro, Ohio, on June 29, 2025. Candice Mueller has dedicated herself to service after having recovered from drug addiction. Jeff Louderback/Epoch Times
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From Hopeless to ‘A Beacon of Hope’: The Story of a Drug Addict’s Faith-Inspired Recovery

Candice Mueller had fought substance abuse for more than two decades by the point when she spent 105 days in jail, altering her life’s path.
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By Jeff Louderback
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July 19, 2025Updated:July 30, 2025

HILLSBORO, Ohio—Sitting in a jail cell alone, separated from her husband and teenage son, Candice Mueller said she was confronted with a decision that would alter the rest of her life: make changes, or likely face an early death.

Mueller had battled substance abuse for more than two decades. In 2021, she was convicted of operating a vehicle while impaired and then never completed the assigned treatments, so there were warrants for her arrest. Before her scheduled court appearance, Mueller recalled, she asked God for grace.

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