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Stoner overcomes addiction
Woman beats drugs to regain her family
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Bethany Stoner is pictured with her family including boyfriend Jason Hillis and their children, from left, Caileb Hillis, Sierah Kester, Dalton Hillis and Hunter Hillis. At top is a photo of the necklace Bethany wears daily which proclaims her "clean and serene."
She ran from the courthouse in hopes of avoiding jail time, but was chased down by officers three blocks away.She was consumed by drugs and the unquenchable desire to do meth and take pain pills.She lost custody of her children and was kicked out of her home.She’s Bethany Stoner, a determined 28-year-old who has gone to battle with addiction and won. Stoner is celebrating four years of sobriety, emerging from ground zero to slowly weave the pieces of her life back together.“I lost everything that meant something to me,” said Stoner of her life on drugs. “I would steal and lie to get exactly what I wanted.