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Opioid victim channels her grief into a documentary film focusing on the drug epidemic in West Virginia
Mary Sue Connolly; Director of Overdosed, a documentary about the US opioid epidemic. More importantly, I am also a family member of someone who was lost to addiction. I lost my 21 year old nephew, Paul, to an overdose on November 24th 2016 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Since the devastating loss of Paul I have been on a journey to find answers about how this epidemic unfolded and snowballed into the largest public health crisis the country has seen. […]
10 Tips to Get You Through the Holidays on Your Journey to Recovery [BLOG]
For many, the holidays are looked forward to as the most wonderful time of the year. However, for many it is also a time that is loaded with expectations that can sometimes be overwhelming. […]
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How to navigate an interview after recovery [BLOG]
many more exciting things. If you have found that one of these things is to start a new career, congratulations! While this is more than likely something that is very exciting, we know that it is also a bit scary to go into something unknown. […]
Sizing up the milestones [BLOG]
Before you even leave the hospital after giving birth to your newborn, they are already being weighed and measured against a list of norms and expectations. While this will be something that will continue for many years to come, it is very important in the first few years. […]
Missed [BLOG]
I never missed a shot of meth…but the truth is I did miss all the time. I missed birthday, holidays, family dinners. […]
Postpartum depression: You are not alone [BLOG]
Since the beginning of time, women have been giving birth and then having to heal from the event during the postpartum period that follows. However, it was not until the late 1980’s that awareness began to surface on the prevalence of postpartum depression and the struggles that many women go through during recovery. […]
Substance Use and Disabilities, How Are They Related? [BLOG]
How are substance use and disabilities related? This is a common question for so many. Yet the link between substance use and disabilities is not talked about often in society. The truth is that the link between the two is very common. However, treatment rates are very low. We know a few things but rarely connect the two. […]
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Someone to listen [BLOG]
People sometimes just need someone to listen to them. Someone to share some misery and take some of the load for them. […]