SAN FRANCISCO —

Evan Carver spent 10 years addicted to opioids, in particular fentanyl, and five years homeless on the streets of San Francisco.

"It was so miserable being that miserable," Carver said of his time as an addict living on the streets. "If I had always been a functioning addict, I don't know if I would have ever quit."

This story was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.

In April, Carver checked into Salvation Army's Harbor Light rehab center. Over the six-month-long program, he found healing through meditation and reconnected with his family, including a son he hadn't seen in eight years.

"He thought I was dead and that my mom and my sister were lying to him about me being alive because there was no way that I would not be there for him," Carver said about his a

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