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'We don't have openings': SnoCo recovery houses struggle with demand
EVERETT — Gabby Bullock couldn’t talk about her kids without crying.
In June, she was preparing to see her 8 and 9-year-old sons for the first time in four years.
Bullock, 28, wiped away “happy tears” as she sat in the backyard of the north Everett addiction recovery house she’d called home for the past six months.
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But not everyone has access to that resource. Advocates say a shortage of recovery housing in the county leaves many going without — and at risk of relapsing.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/we-dont-have-openings-snoco-recovery-houses-struggle-with-demand/