A mother posted a photo of herself and her children smiling beside her husband's open coffin in an effort to warn people about the danger of addiction.
Eva Holland, from Ohio, wrote in a powerful Facebook post that her husband, Mike Settles, died from a heroin overdose.
"I'm sure this photo makes a lot of people uncomfortable it may even piss a few people off but the main reason I took it was to show the reality of addiction. If you don't choose recovery every single day this will be your only way out," she wrote.
![Holland explained that her husband turned to heroin after becoming addicted to pain pills. Photo / Facebook](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MTGC4N4VMP4ITHX3PRWOHKMJLE.jpg?auth=5ed1cc2954def8ca52ae4161a88e185d8dbadda4e34b017fdef7ff0c3bbae5b4&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
Holland, who had been with Settles for 11 years, also wrote "If you don't choose recovery every single day this will be your only way out. "