You grew up knowing certain things about the substances circulating throughout your local Appalachian streets. Your dad had taken oxycodone, fentanyl, and many other forms of pain pills just to manage his constant back pain. After years…

You’ve had enough. You spent the past several years trying and failing to address your opioid use disorder. When you quit, the withdrawals were so strong that you found yourself seeking out opioids once more to counteract them. It’s…

You are at a party when you hear people yelling, someone is overdosing in the backyard. You have naloxone on you and rush out to help. The person is starting to turn blue and you know you need to act fast. You open the spray and administer…

You know your daughter has been using heroin for years now. It all stemmed from her divorce after her heartbreaking miscarriage. You tried to be there for her, but you didn’t agree with her choice to use an illicit substance. So, you let…

High school was finally over, and it was time to move on to bigger things. As you prepared for graduation, you decided to go to college at East Tennessee State University. Your dad lived down in the area so you wouldn’t have to pay for…

Julie had a history of opioid use but had been in recovery for almost a year. Layoffs at work had made life stressful, and Julie unfortunately returned to use. She had been managing anxiety her whole life and felt like opioids were the only…

Lillian tossed and turned in an unfamiliar bed. Her eyes strained from the lack of sleep from the past 48 hours. She was questioning if giving up opioids was even worth it. All she felt were intense cravings and extreme fatigue with no relief.…