The Shatterproof Blog

Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. In honor of this painful but important day, we're sharing stories from Shatterproof community members who've experienced overdose firsthand.

Saving his life is my sweet Brittany Rose’s legacy. Because she died, I was able to help him live.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Turning Pain into Purpose

How to Help Providers, Patients and Families

How to Live a Meaningful Life Coupled with Science-Based Treatment

Advice from a Mom on Finding the Right Care

When first you were gone, I was adrift. 

So many things unite us, including our perception of drug addiction and substance use disorders (SUD). Those are topics we don’t talk much about.

Addiction is so hard for everyone, no matter where you live, but perhaps for those of us who speak a foreign language, there is an element of insecurity and a culture barrier.