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There is nothing more shocking than understanding that this young woman, who we will call dana, was a highly recruited college athlete just a few short years ago. at dana's request, we refrain from mentioning specifics. >> i had scholarship offers from i mean, i can't even count how many universities. i mean, i could have basically played sports anywhere that i wanted to. that's why i'm doing this. i have a drug problem. >> okay. >> we met dana at what she now admit was the lowest part of her life. strung out on heroin and selling her body for cash. >> find the heroin? >> yep. >> dana was arre...

Not the life she had planned. >> you know, i was just a really happy-go-lucky kid, you know, outgoing, had a lot of friends. you know, played a lot of sports. was really active. >> raised in rural michigan, dana personify zed the all-american girl. studious and athletic, dana wasn't just good. she was exceptional. >> i was always a bright child. very athletic. anything i picked up i excelled at very quickly. >> looking back now, dana says the punishing physical grind and pressure to succeed as a star athlete led her to abuse alcohol. >> you train rigorously. you're playing sports seven days, s...

And facing charges, dana realizes she has hit rock bottom. i had scholarship offers from, i mean, i can't even count how many universities. i mean, i could have basically played sports anywhere that i wanted to.

Athletic scholarships, but she says she started to rebel and chose to stay close to home. >> by the time i got to college, i was just like, you know, i want to hang out and have fun with my friends. it felt like a job almost at the time. the enjoyment was gone. the fun in it was gone. it was so serious, you know, because at that point, it's all about paying for your school. >> after a shoulder injury and with her scholarship on the line, dana started self-medicating to play through the pain. >> you know, my body started to hurt. my knees were hurting. my back was hurting. you know, i'd be in s...

Chose to stay close to home. >> by the time i got to college, i was just like, you know, i want to hang out and have fun with my friends. it felt like a job almost at the time. the enjoyment was gone. the fun in it was gone. it was so serious, you know, because at that point, it's all about paying for your school. >> after a shoulder injury and with her scholarship on the line, dana started self-medicating to play through the pain. >> you know, my body started to hurt. my knees were hurting. my back was hurting. you know, i'd be in so much pain, i started taking ibuprofen all the time. that st...