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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Blog written by sibling sharing the impact of losing her brother to drug overdose.

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...

The Enlightening Hope Project was inspired by another project happening on the east coast that honors lives lost to opiate and drug...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Every year, October 10th is recognized as World Mental Health Awareness Day. However, due to the current world climate, pandemic...

opioid-action-plan-2019-2021.pdf (azdhs.gov)

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...

Arizona: Opioid-Involved Deaths and Related Harms | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)