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Our signature program, “It’s Not You Until It Is You,” is a powerful interactive presentation that opens eyes and helps communities confront the stigma of substance use disorder. Already reaching schools and communities, it gives students, parents, and leaders the tools to face this crisis with honesty and hope.
Right before the President’s winter break I gave my latest presentation at a high school in the New York City metropolitan area. I am not the type of person to toot my own horn, but this time has forced me to do so. As I waited for the principal to introduce me, my “pregame” jitters weren’t firing nearly as much as in the past. I sized up the students and
Right before the President’s winter break I gave my latest presentation at a high school in the New York City metropolitan area. I am not the type of person to toot my own horn, but this time has forced me to do so. As I waited for the principal to introduce me, my “pregame” jitters weren’t firing nearly as much as in the past. I
I go back to the moment I opened his bedroom door over and over again. I will never forget anything. I had an outer body experience. I was screaming, punching holes in the walls and throwing kitchen chairs.
“Being a close community, we are all in a bubble, thinking our kids are safe and they won’t be approached or tempted.”
“… more and more parents were contacting me about that doctor. I started collecting empty pill bottles and scripts from parents and worked with the DEA to arrest her.”
