Within a one-year timeframe In the United States, there were 67,367 deaths reported due to drug overdose. This is just one humans’ story. She could have been number 67,368, but she was spared. Melissa and Christina, Sisters have never spoken in depth about Melissa’s addiction. By the time Melissa went into recovery, she had been using for over twenty years and her sister has been away for just as long. Since Christina has retired from the Air Force, they have both have been working to bring awareness to the subject.