State of Addiction: Council Bluffs man shares rehab journey after fentanyl overdose

WEBVTT DOAN, WITH A 'STATE OFADDICTION' UPDATE.CHINH: WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOURHEAD WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THATSPOT?>> I DON'T KNOW.I TRY TO REMEMBER, TRY TO PUTTHINGS TOGETHER BUT NONE OF ITIS FAMILIAR.I DON'T REMEMBER.IT'S HARD.HONESTLY, IT MAKES ME SAD.CHINH: CHRIS MAY IS BACK AT THESPOT WHERE HIS LIFE NEARLYENDED.>> I OVERDOSED AND DIED OUTSIDEOF THIS GAS STATION.CHINH: THIS IS VIDEO FROM AUGUSTCAPTURED BY SOMEONE WHO TRIED TOHELP AS TWO MEN AND A WOMANPASSED OUT AT A COUNCIL BLUFFSGAS STATION, SUSPECTED OFOVERDOSING ON FENTANYL.MEDICS USED NARCAN TO REVERSETHE EFFECTS OF THE OPIOIDOVERDOSE.MAY HAD LUNG AND KIDNEY FAILURE,BLOOD CLOTS, MEMORY LOSS.AFTER MORE THAN A WEEK IN THEHOSPITAL THE 26-YEAR-OLD KNEW HEHAD TO MAKE A MAJOR CHANGE>> WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND ALL THEDOCTORS TELL YOU IT'S A MIRACLETHAT YOU'RE ALIVE, SOMETHING HADTO HAVE HAPPENED, SO I STARTEDGETTING CLOSER TO GOD, TO MYHIGHER POWER.CHINH: FAITH AND FAMILY STEERINGTHIS YOUNG FATHER DOWN THE RIGHTPATH.>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ONGETTING AN APARTMENT AND SETTINGUP DAYCARE SO I CAN GET MYDAUGHTER BACK.CHINH: OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS,MAY HAS VOLUNTARILY GONE THROUGHINTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT,RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION ANDIS NOW ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM AHALFWAY PROGRAM.>> I HAVEN'T HAD ANYWITHDRAWALS.HONESTLY, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT ITA COUPLE TIMES BUT IT'S NOTHINGTHAT I CAN'T CONTROL.LIKE, YOU LEARN SELF-DISCIPLINEIS THE NUMBER ONE THING YOULEARN.CHINH: STAYING MENTALLY ANDPHYSICALLY HEALTHY.PLUS WORKING FULL-TIME, SAVINGUP FOR HIS NEW LIFE.>> I'M ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD.SOMETIMES IT'S UNBELIEVABLE ANDI THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING I'VEALREADY DONE IN SUCH A SHORTAMOUNT OF TIME AND HOW MUCH I'VECHANGED IN THAT TIME.CHINH: FOR NOW, HE HAS THESESMALL BUT IMPORTANT REMINDERS.>> THIS ONE IS JUST FOR TODAY.A DAY OF SOBRIETY.THIS ONE'S CLEAN AND SERENE FOR90 DAYS, SO THREE MONTHS OFSOBRIETY.CHINH: AS HE'S JUST DAYS FROMBEING SIX MONTHS CLEAN HE HOPESANYONE BATTLING AN ADDICTIONWILL REMEMBER THIS.