Heroin & Opioid Addiction, In Your Own Words

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Katie from Macomb Township in Michigan

The stigma needs to be removed. It can happen to any family, regardless of social status. These aren't junkies in the street... these are your neighbors, the quarterback, our own children. Opioid addiction has been classified as a brain disease and the rate of relapse is extremely high.

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