There are millions of us addicts disguised as
regular people. We’re not all rock stars: We’re
your neighbor or your sister. We’re in the
pickup line, waiting for our kids. We’re on the
PTA . . . . My name is Jen. I’m a stay-at-home mom.
And I’m an addict.
—journalist Jen Simon, writing about her addiction in the
Washington Post
It’s hard to watch someone you love fall so
deeply under the spell of a substance that
turns him or her into a stranger. Someone you
don’t even want to know.
–YA author Ellen Hopkins, speaking of her daughter’s addiction
to methamphetamine
The opioid epidemic is devastating American
families and communities.
–Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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