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Former Fentanyl Addict Didn’t Expect Treatment to Work, Now Celebrates ‘Amazing Life on the Other Side’ Last month, a Kelowna man celebrated four years sober after living the life of a hardcore drug addict who’d plunged headfirst into heroin and fentanyl use. He spent time in prison, saw his friend die on his shoulder from an overdose, and came close to death, himself. Crediting a special recovery program called “Bill’s Place” for saving him, Jacob Philp, 33, describes his new life as a “complete 180” compared with his life before recovery. Jacob is now a homeowner and is married with two beautiful children. He works as a Supportive Housing program coordinator. ....
(CHARLOTTE HELSTON - REPORTER / iNFOnews.ca) February 21, 2021 - 3:30 PM Heavily addicted to fentanyl and meth and having just overdosed, Jacob Philp woke up in a hospital bed to hear that he d stopped breathing for eight minutes. Philp s parents were at his bedside in tears as medical staff told him they didn t think he was going to make it. But Philp didn t apologize for what he d just put his parents through, or thank the healthcare workers for saving his life. Instead, he demanded to know how much naloxone he d been given because the larger the dose the longer he d have to wait for it to wear off so he could get high again. ....
Province funds 8 low-cost addiction treatment beds in North Okanagan Jacob Philp works at Bill s Place, a drug addiction treatment centre where he stayed for eight months in 2017. He s glad to see that part of the $13 million the province is spending on recovery will make eight beds there more affordable. Social Sharing ....