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How do you have a productive talk about a tough topic? 

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By
Tom A.

Early in my recovery, I avoided LGBTQ+ functions. But luckily, a lot has changed in the world around me.

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By
Rachael Cooper

How can the stigma of addiction be rooted out? 

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By
Anne Emerson

I have a wonderful life now. I don't know where I'd be without my dad's support and love.

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By
Shannon Touhey

The LGBTQ+ community is lacking inclusive, sober spaces for those in recovery. 

Key advocates, including Shatterproof's Courtney Hunter, watch Governor Sisolak sign legislation on the steps of the capitol building


Ensuring Opioid Settlement Funds are spent wisely.

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From coast to coast, it's been a great week for addiction policy change.

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By
Chad Fahlberg

Within a week I had a prescription for Suboxone and access to support meetings. The doctor’s office called often to check in. I realized that maybe I could hang on.

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By
Karen Anginoli

This will be my fourth Mother’s Day without my son, Jason. I often reflect on the past at this time of year.

A childhood photo of the author's daughter, smiling in a red and white go cart
By
Connie Koch

Lyndsey felt ashamed, judged, and trapped by the stigma surrounding addiction for 9 long years—and so did we.

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By
Lorri Detrick

Learn the difference between action and awareness this Alcohol Awareness Month. 

The author and her brother

Tony always searched for his purpose. Now I know that purpose lives on in me.

A family photo of the author and her siblings: A teenaged girl holding a baby, and a young man next to her, all seated on a couch
By
Rabiah Coon

I once read that forgiveness is “giving up the hope that the past could be different.”

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By
Andrea Miller

Turning Pain into Purpose

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This could be a big opportunity to get more science-based treatment and prevention programs into our communities—and to save countless lives.

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