b'Behavioral HealthTHE CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIESLooking out for the underdogsMandy and Michael Eaton turn grief into action, and Cone Health stands with them.Adrienne Eatons desire to look out for the underdog tookShortly after reaching this milestone, individuals from her root at a young age. If she discovered an animal in distress,past reemerged, and there was what Mandy remembers as maybe a bird struggling in a downpour, she wanted to keepa definite turn in Adriennes life. it safely on her porch until the storm passed. When it came time to choose a family dog from the greyhound rescue,She called from a gas station one day. A dealer she used Adriennes instructions were clear: Pick the ugly one, theto know had pulled up, and she was very nervous about it. I one no one else will want. said, Lets just stay on the phone and talk and talk and talk until he leaves, and then he left.Mandy Eaton, Cone Healths chief operating officer, remembers when her 6-year-old daughter left for schoolA few weeks later, the family planned to gather at their lake one day, fully dressed except for one detail: shoelaces.house for the Fourth of July. Mandy went for a run that Adrienne had noticed a classmate with shoes too big andmorning, the sun blazing down on her as she anticipated no laces, and she knew just how to remedy the situation. Adriennes arrival with every step. She was always looking out for the underdog, MandyLater that same day, a detective phoned with devastating recalls. She was the most loving child, and if she loved you,news. Adrienne was gone. On July 2, 2017, at just 26 years you knew it. Her hugs were so tight. That was her way ofof age, she had died from a drug overdose, opioid laced giving you everything she had. with fentanyl. Years later, after a routine dental surgery in her late teens,Its hard for anyone who hasnt personally experienced Adrienne struggled with addiction. addiction to understand the depth of the trigger, Mandy says. Being by her side during the moments leading up She was taking an opioid and she knew it was a problem,to her overdose, like the one at the gas station, was hard Mandy says. She finished her medication and said, I cantbecause I couldnt appreciate what she was going through. stop taking this. But I could see the depth, difficulty and pain of addiction for her, and it was real. Adrienne spent many years facing her addiction head-on. She completed inpatient treatment at the Cone HealthTogether, mental illness and drug addiction are a national behavioral health hospital along with 30 days at anand global epidemic. Even with access to standard outpatient facility, followed by living in two group homes,treatments and support programs, something often is years of therapy, additional outpatient treatment formissing to help people break the cycle.substance use disorder, and attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous on a routine basis.Adrienne put in the work, Mandy says. She fought it hard and found her way out of the darkness multiple times. We Then she celebrated 12 months of sobriety.were fortunate to have access to all the outstanding health 8Cone Health Philanthropy'