A child caught in the horrors of drug addition while a mother stands helplessly by unable to save her. The Lost Years is the real life story of just such a mother and child, each giving their first-hand accounts of the years lost to addiction and their inspirational recovery. The Lost Years tells of a normal family that lives through and survives an extraordinary experience as they are catapulted into the nightmare of drug addiction. Their emotional tale of devastation and redemption is at times frightening and heartbreaking, as well as inspiring.