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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 Conversation About Why We Need to Educate Students About Addiction

What do young people really understand about addiction? And perhaps just as importantly, what do parents understand? Those questions were at the heart of a recent conversation between Harris Insler and Jude DiMeglio Trang, host of the Gift of Need podcast. In Episode #53, “Why We Need to Educate Students About Addiction,” Harris and Jude discuss the changing landscape of substance use, what students and parents need to know, and

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A Conversation About Why We Need to Educate Students About Addiction

What do young people really understand about addiction? And perhaps just as importantly, what do parents understand? Those questions were at the heart of a recent conversation between Harris Insler and Jude DiMeglio Trang, host of the Gift of Need podcast. In Episode #53, “Why We Need to Educate Students About Addiction,” Harris and Jude discuss the changing landscape of substance use, what students and

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Stories That Stay With Us

CHRIS HOPKINS

My name is Chris Hopkins. I’m 34 now and my whole life I’ve had Tourette Syndrome. From 2020 to 2025 I was homeless on the

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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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