http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wuky/local-wuky-1000164.mp3 LEXINGTON, Ky. – The epidemic of prescription drug abuse affects millions of Americans, and the power of addiction is easy to see in Kentucky. This is the first of a three-part series exploring the problem of prescription drug abuse and what medical experts and public policy makers are doing to try and stop it. Brenna Angel has the story of one woman who nearly lost her life to pain killers. This report contains strong language that may not be appropriate for all audiences. This month marks four years of sobriety for Dana Caldwell. Four years since she last took a pill to get high. To really understand the significance of the anniversary, you have to look at Dana's life, starting when she grew up in the eastern Kentucky community of Harlan. "I started doing drugs when I was 11-years-old, smoking marijuana, and then drinking. I was full blown alcoholic by 12 years old," she says. Drugs were easy to come by
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