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

Danielle Swampy is pictured on the left at a time when she was in active addiction, and on the right in recent photo after successful recovery. Courtesy of Danielle Swampy

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.