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Dr. Don Wood presents a single-patient case: a woman whose substance addiction began at age 16 and lasted 17 years. During that time she overdosed twice and experienced multiple close bereavements (her husband and boyfriend both died from overdoses); her family had largely disowned her and courts removed her child. After participating in Dr. Wood’s trauma-focused program—described as trauma clearing followed by repetition and system 'recoding'—she has been free of addiction for six years, regained custody of her child, started businesses, and reconciled with her family.

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