We need to understand that abusing prescription pain pills is the reason why we have the heroin epidemic in this country. If you ask any heroin addict how did it all begin, they will almost certainly tell you it started with a prescription to pain pills, and when the pills were gone they sought out a cheaper drug: heroin. Sead is a former heroin addict who shares his story of recovery. Not only is he sober, but he's an executive at Cornerstone Healing Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.