Today was Overdose Awareness Day. I don't really acknowledge it, in part because it is just too much, and in part because it is my oldest son's birthday and I would rather focus on that.
I am really proud of the people I know who are active in recovery communities and in promoting harm reduction. Someday I'd like to be back in a space where it is healthy for me to participate in those types of programs and events, but right now I just can't do it.
Addiction is a horrible disease of its own right, but is often also a symptom of other mental illnesses. It is a thief that steals away precious memories, precious time, and precious life.
Addiction is a horrible disease of its own right, but is often also a symptom of other mental illnesses. It is a thief that steals away precious memories, precious time, and precious life.
If you know someone who is struggling with addiction, please encourage them to seek help. Please let them know that they are loved. If you don't know how to help them, reach out to the people or agencies in your community who do. And if you don't know how to do that, reach out to me and I will help you figure it out. We are all in this together.
Peace out, peeps.
~sheri
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