Chad's been a user since he was five but no one believes him. He doesn't act like others when he's high. In less than a year he'll be going to prison unless he can get clean, which isn't going to happen. The only reason he hasn't given up already is because there are others who need help, protection in the rehab center he's called home for the last few years.

Jonah knew when he took the internship he'd be facing problems but he never expected there to be so many. Not only are the kids rights not being respected, the counselors don't care, the food's impossible to eat, the heat's stifling, and the beds are broken down beyond reason. The center which once boasted about the highest success rate can't even get one kid released.

When Jonah meets Chad he knows the only way to save the others is to save him, but Chad's not so sure he wants to taste hope again. Hope is the most dangerous drug kids like himself could ever have.