Chamaine Parr died from a fentanyl overdose in March 2022. She is now graduating from the county drug court program.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Chamaine Parr overdosed on fentanyl twice. The last time was in March of 2022 when she nearly lost her life. Tonight she’ll be graduating from drug court and is nearly three hundred days sober. The program is an alternative to prison for drug recovery.Chamaine lived on the streets for many years. I met her outside of the first apartment she’s had in ten years.It wasn’t easy getting to where she is now. On March 25, 2022, she hit rock bottom.
“I was found dead, my lips were blue. It was really embarrassing. And I had to sit with that humility in jail thinking about everything that happened. I was really depressed, but when I was released to the Haven when I got out, they just helped me find happiness,” she said.“If it wasn’t for drug court literally taking me off the streets, I would’ve never done it,” said Chamaine.
She said the Haven, her recovery center, saved her life, and her probation officer kept her from relapsing. “She helped me more than anything. I would have never expected that from a probation officer,” she said.“I ran for so long thinking I could beat it and thinking it would go away but it didn't. But now, my ambition for life came back, I’m happy, and my dreams came back. It’s really cool,” she said.
On Monday Chamaine will be getting started with her next move, which is to join the Navy. She said she wants to keep that level of discipline in her life and she’s excited to serve her country.Reyna Preciado is a reporter for KGUN 9, she joined the KGUN 9 team in July of 2022 after graduating Arizona State University. Share your story ideas with Reyna by emailing [email protected] or by connecting on Instagram, or Twitter.
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