Her story has only been public for 24 hours, but Brittany has already been contacted by people all across the country, including law enforcement officials.
Brittany, of course, is the young woman WZZM introduced during Monday, July 25's 6 p.m. news. Her struggles with heroin addiction, and her miraculous recovery from it, have taken her story viral.
After Brittany's story aired Monday night, she began getting flooded with emails, and her Facebook Messenger account began filling up as well. People from across the country had seen her story via a Tweet or on other social media platforms and were stunned she lived to share her testimony.
Many of the people who reached out to her wanted help, for either themselves, or for friends and loved ones.
We caught up with Brittany on Tuesday morning in her hometown of Zeeland, Mich., because she said the pleas, and the outpouring of support, have been overwhelming.
She said she's received more emails than she's had the time to read, but plans to read and respond accordingly to each one.
"I don't think there's one answer to tell people, but I would say that they need to just hold on," Brittany said. "Again, there is hope; you can get out; you're not stuck, and it feels like you are.
"When you're there, it feels like there's no way out, so I would just tell them to hold on to whatever they have and to reach out to me.
"I didn't have somebody like me when I was going through it, so I want to be that somebody for as many people as I can."
Brittany says she'd welcome the opportunity to work with local law enforcement to help in any way to help the heroin epidemic anyway she can. She's also willing to speak to church groups, prison inmates -- anybody who wants to learn how to recover from drug addiction.
"I just want to help as many people as I can," Brittany said. "One person or 10 people, I don't care how many I'm able to help, but I just want to be there for them."
If you are an addict, or know somebody who is, Brittany is asking that you reach out to her via email. You can do that by contacting her directly at brittstory13@gmail.com.
She says she will continue to respond to every email she receives.
Brittany spent three years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at a treatment facility called CMI Abasto. Visit its website to learn more about that facility and how they treat their patients.
Or, you can contact Kim Advent at 1-800-579-5578.
