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By
Lisa Smith

Dating While in Recovery

The author, Kari, with her husband at the beach
By
Kari Rummel

How Love from A Partner Helps Me in My Recovery Warrior Journey 

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By
Maritza Hiciano

Continuing Love and Purpose

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By
Anne Lopez


A certified Peer Recovery Specialist weighs in.

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In a few weeks, they’ll each be running a marathon on different sides of the country. And they’re both doing it to raise funds and awareness for Shatterproof.

Mark Curtis at the gym

42 treatment programs. Countless emergency doses of naloxone. But Mark survived it all. Now, he's thriving in recovery.

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By
Irene Filimonoff-Haney

How Contingency Management Could Have Saved My Son's Life

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By
Sophie Gabrion

What does it mean to honor someone you’ve lost to an overdose? How do you remember someone who died from a disease most of the world would rather forget?

Nicole and her brother, Matthew, as children
By
Nicole Maloney

Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. In honor of this painful but important day, we're sharing stories from Shatterproof community members who've experienced overdose firsthand.

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By
Jenny Souviner Hallett

Saving his life is my sweet Brittany Rose’s legacy. Because she died, I was able to help him live.

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By
Chad Fahlberg

Within a week I had a prescription for Suboxone and access to support meetings. The doctor’s office called often to check in. I realized that maybe I could hang on.

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By
Karen Anginoli

This will be my fourth Mother’s Day without my son, Jason. I often reflect on the past at this time of year.

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By
Connie Koch

Lyndsey felt ashamed, judged, and trapped by the stigma surrounding addiction for 9 long years—and so did we.

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By
Lorri Detrick

Learn the difference between action and awareness this Alcohol Awareness Month. 

The author and her brother

Tony always searched for his purpose. Now I know that purpose lives on in me.

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