2022 International Overdose - A Time to Remember...
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Kathy Wagner
Feb 3, 20224 min read
What I learned about the importance of shared experiences in traumatic grief support
I’m one of the hundreds of thousands of North American mothers who grieve for a child lost to addiction, overdose, or drug poisoning. Our...
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Ali Rodriguez
Sep 1, 20213 min read
Mamas and Squiggy
Growing up there was rarely a time when you would see my brother and I without one another. Mamas and Squiggy. If you saw Squiggy. Mamas...
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Naomi Vega
May 30, 20213 min read
Angels among us
One day while I was working at the rehab facility, I was feeling very depressed...missing my son like there was no end in sight. I felt...
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Naomi Vega
Apr 14, 20214 min read
Reminded that Everyone is NOT You
So it is a little bit over eight (8) months since you have been gone; and honestly, I haven't even been counting until today...I look at...
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Marisol Martinez-Mireles
Mar 24, 20214 min read
Everyone has a story...
This is MY STORY My life has not been an easy one, born February 8, 1972. We ALL have a story to tell. I have been trying to figure out...
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Naomi Vega
Mar 15, 20212 min read
The Greatest of These is...Love
I have all these epiphanic moments as I drive in silence to some destination or another. It is during the drives when I start to doubt...
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Renee Connor, Guest Contributor
Mar 10, 20216 min read
Truly My Soul Waiteth
Once upon a time, is how I choose to start this story, because as a parent I believed when my child was born that she was the brightest,...
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Naomi Vega
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Arizona Scheduled to Receive Over $13 Million in Opioid Settlement, if Approved by the Courts
This is a very important start for our cause; and truly it marks a point in time where we are moving forward. I am just curious how the...
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Naomi Vega
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Reflection of Addiction...
Hope is When: You realize there is a second chance. Prayers are answer when you least expect it. You don't give up when you fail. Realize...
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Ali Rodriguez
Jan 30, 20212 min read
Life's Lessons
Blog written by sibling sharing the impact of losing her brother to drug overdose.
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Naomi Vega
Jan 22, 20212 min read
You are everywhere and yet...
As I wake up and fall asleep, I see you. Your amazing smile…that little “trouble-making” glint in your eyes…the sadness and pain that you...
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Naomi Vega
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Candle Light Vigil - Kickoff
The Enlightening Hope Project was inspired by another project happening on the east coast that honors lives lost to opiate and drug...
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Naomi Vega
Jan 15, 20212 min read
My Jerkinator
As I put one foot in front of the other…push through my daily tasks and place that smile on my face so that some light shines through…my...
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Naomi Vega
Dec 29, 20202 min read
The Impact COVID 19 Pandemic has had on the National Overdose Crisis
Like the pandemic rise, opioid overdoses have risen from 29% to over 40% from the beginning of the COVID crisis. I have been doing a lot...
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Naomi Vega
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Golden Nuggets...
As I drive home, I stopped off for a few things we need at home. A young man, close to your age, was sitting out front in a thin long...
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Ali Rodriguez
Nov 29, 20203 min read
See you again...
I wanted to say something about you the other day, but I just couldn’t. All the years I grew up without either parent I never worried too...
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Naomi Vega
Nov 24, 20203 min read
Pink Polka-dotted Elephant
Every year, October 10th is recognized as World Mental Health Awareness Day. However, due to the current world climate, pandemic...
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Naomi Vega
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Arizona Opioid Action Plan
opioid-action-plan-2019-2021.pdf (azdhs.gov)
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Ali Rodriguez
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Today I saw you...
Today I saw you.. which I know isn’t possible because I know where you are. I saw you today yelling, “I woke up in the hospital! Let me...
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