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We are Voices from the Opioid Crisis—a living archive of raw, honest stories from those touched by addiction, recovery, and loss.


Through these voices, we confront stigma, raise awareness, and build community-driven change.

Explore personal accounts. Share your own. Connect with others. Together, we can turn pain into purpose.

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Every overdose, every recovery, and every loss has a story behind it. By sharing yours, you can help break stigma, offer hope, and remind others they are not alone. You don’t need to be a writer—we’ll help you tell your story with compassion, care, and respect.

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A Changing Drug Landscape: New Dangers Facing College Students

The drugs young people encounter today are changing rapidly, creating new risks for college students, families, and communities. Recent incidents at Cornell University and the University of Mississippi have raised concerns about increasingly potent synthetic opioids, ketamine, kratom products, and other dangerous substances. A Drug Supply Full of Unknowns Fentanyl remains a major concern, but it is not the only dangerous substance circulating in the illicit drug supply. Emerging synthetic

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A Changing Drug Landscape: New Dangers Facing College Students

The drugs young people encounter today are changing rapidly, creating new risks for college students, families, and communities. Recent incidents at Cornell University and the University of Mississippi have raised concerns about increasingly potent synthetic opioids, ketamine, kratom products, and other dangerous substances. A Drug Supply Full of Unknowns Fentanyl remains a major concern, but it is not the only dangerous substance circulating in the

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Stories That Stay With Us

MIKEY PITRE

He gave back to his community by working food drives at local businesses. He mentored a few of the neighborhood kids and took them under his wing to keep them out of trouble. This was all until Mikey became addicted to pain pills.

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Jared Voss

Onward, Ho, Jared! “You can’t go back and you can’t stand still, if the thunder don’t get ya then the lightning will.”

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Andy Katchuk

I will never see my son find the love of his life, and never have grandchildren. For that I am so sad. But I am equally grateful for the 22 beautiful years I got to spend with him.

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