WEBVTT HAT'S CHANGING OURSTATE OF ADDICTION.MEGAN: WHEN YOU HIT ROCK BOTTOM,IT ISN'T EASY TO GET BACK UP.ESPECIALLY WHEN WHAT'S KEPT YOUDOWN, IS A DRUG ADDICTION FORTHE LAST 22 YEARS.EDGAR TORRES STARTED USING METHWHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD -->> I DIDN'T HAVE RESPECT FORMYSELF OR OTHERS.MEGAN: NOW HE IS FINALLYFOUR-MONTHS SOBER, THANKS TOADDICT TO ATHLETE, A PROGRAM RUNBY ALBUQUERQUE'S CENTER FOR HOPEAND RECOVERY.FEEL THE ENDORPHINS KICKINGIN.MEGAN: CO-DIRECTOR ELISE PADILLASAYS EXERCISE IS A POWERFUL TOOLIN FIGHTING ADDICTION.>> HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISHSO MUCH SINCE BEING HERE.MEGAN: IT REINFORCES POSITIVEBEHAVIORS, PLUS SHOWS ADDICTS THERE'S OTHERHEALTHIER WAYS TO FEEL A SIMLIARHIGH.>> THIS REPLACES THAT NEED FORMETH.THE DOPAMINE, THE ADRENALINE,I DON'T NEED ANYTHING ELSE.MEGAN: BUT IT IS NOT JUST ABOUTWORKING OUT YOUR BODY.IT IS ABOUT WORKING OUT YOUREMOTIONS TOO.>> MAYBE I HAVE BEEN BRINGSABOUT GETTING HIGH.IT IS PRETTY SCARY.SCARY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TOUSE.MEGAN: PADILLA SAYS THESECONVERSATIONS ARE JUST ASIMPORTANT.>> WORKED THERE AT, NOT HIDE IT,NOT STUFF IT DOWN BECAUSE THATIS WHAT WE TEND TO DO AND THAT'SWHAT LEADS TO ADDICTION.MEGAN: EMOTIONS THAT SOMETIMESJUST SPILL OUT ON THE MAT.>> THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVEBEEN WORKING OUT AND HAVE SOMUCH JOY IN MY HEART AND SO MUCHANGER I AM CRYING AND LAUGHING.MEGAN: TORRES SAYS ADDICT TOATHLETE -->> REGRESSING IS NOT AN OPTIONNOW.MEGAN: HAS GIVEN HIM A NEWOUTLOOK ON LIFE.>> EVERYTHING NEGATIVE, I AMREADING IT OUT AND GETTING ITOUT OF MY SYSTEM.MEGAN: A FRESH NEW SLATE, FORHIS NOW DRUG-FREE LIFE.