The Contagious Despair of Heroin Hubs
“They want to send everyone to rehab but rehab is only good for people who want to go”.
Jay, Tent City Resident, Philadelphia-June, 2018
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It Takes a Task Force by Elsie Ramsey and Louisa Farr
In mid-December, when my “seasonal stress” looked a lot like clinical anxiety, I found a task force. Christmas was nearing and I’d been trying–not very successfully–to soothe myself with spiritual reflection. The biblical story would soon tell of the Magi, opening their treasure chests to give gold, frankincense, and myrrh to an infant in a …
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The Golden Ticket by Daniel Zamora
Hello! My name is Daniel and my sobriety date is 9.10.2014. Life in full, active addiction was governed by fear, anxiety, despair, and desperation. Agony, really. It didn’t start this way. In the beginning, oh, it was a thrilling adventure. The trouble is that the fatality of this disease came disguised as relief and fun. …