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New Jersey Mom 3 Years Sober Shares Inspiring Recovery Story Amid Daughter's Custody Battle New Jersey Mom 3 Years Sober Shares Inspiring Recovery Story Amid Daughter's Custody Battle
New Jersey Mom 3 Years Sober Shares Inspiring Recovery Story Amid Daughter's Custody Battle A New Jersey mom who spent nearly half her life addicted to heroin and crack is sharing her inspiring addiction recovery story as she fights for custody of her 9-year-old daughter. Madison McManus was 15 years old when her then-boyfriend introduced her to the hard drugs  "I was always very self conscious and never felt comfortable in my own skin," the now-28-year-old said. "I felt like I wasn't a part of. But alcohol and drugs brought me out of myself.  "They were like a temporary mask and I didn't have to worry about if I was good enough or going to fit in. I didn't care." Avoi…

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by Cecilia Levine