The Shatterproof Blog

Join Melissa Etheridge, Corey O’Brien, Brandon Mitchell, and more to shatter stigma and support recovery.

Dr. Joe Smith, an anesthesiologist in Virginia, is committed to raising awareness about the importance of increased access to non-opioid options.

Overdoses deaths are up 17.5% during the pandemic. But overdoses don't have to be fatal.

Everyone can help change the world, even it it's only a little.

Shatterproof Ambassador Dave Laws shares how he lost his daughter to an opioid addiction.

How to Understand When a Loved One Needs Help

There will always be a hole in my heart, in my life, and in our family.  But along with that pain, there is a little band-aid.

I still avoid the greeting card aisle around Father's Day. I still cry just because.

Addiction is a treatable illness that no one should die from. That’s why Shatterproof was founded.

When I heard about St. Louis county’s stay-at-home orders to contain COVID-19, my kneejerk reaction was trepidation.

Shatterproof denounces racism and is committed to listening, learning, supporting, and advocating for health equity.

Do it for yourself. Collaborate with your support system. Set boundaries. And more.

To really save lives, regulations need to change.

More than 1/3 of Americans say the pandemic has had a significant impact on their mental health, with 8% sharing that it has caused them to drink and misuse drugs more than before.

Twenty-five years ago, I was eight months pregnant with my first baby girl. Not quite a mother, but my protruding belly was proof that in just a few weeks I would qualify for that title