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By JIM McCONVILLE
The Journal
(Journal photo by Ron Agnir)
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Chelsea Conners knows the exact moment she decided to quit using heroin.
On May 5, 2014, Conners, 27, awoke to find herself lying on an emergency room gurney, connected to an IV and EKG machine, and breathing through an oxygen tube.
“I wake up soaking wet, and all these doctors staring at me,” Conners said. “They were asking me, do you know where you are? Do you know what you’ve done? Do you know what year it is?’”
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