Broken and Chained

In 2012, Lori L. Gottula was a wife, mom,grandma, successful business owner, community leaderand opiate addict. Shebecame dependent upon painkillers because of a chronic back condition, but isproof that opioid addiction can happen to anyone, even those who wear the mostconvincing of masks. Addiction is a national epidemic that knows no social oreconomic boundaries.Broken and Chained: MyFirst Thirty Days in the Hell Called Detox shows, in gut-wrenching detail,Gottulasfreefall to rock bottom, and her first thirty days in detox. Italso includes revelations about her functional alcoholism, food addictions, andcodependent relationships, and details the grit it takes to break free. It isan extremely difficult road, but in the end, Gottula finds hope, peace, life,and joy. She gives God the glory for all.Broken and Chained is neither a textbookabout drug abuse nor a self-help guide with how-to exercises. It is a verypersonal, raw testimony that has universal connections. Everyone is weigheddown by their own chains. Gottula hopes the story of her unshackling caninspire others, and the loved ones who support them.