Nicely done. Not easy, to match the news hit with a tribute to five (!) different dudes that feel lived in but not maudlin. So glad to hear numbers are going down.
Me, I'm reading this one for Josh and Sarah. Not their real names. No longer with us. Probably tacky to do that in a comment but I don't type their names out much anymore and your post has me remembering them today. For that alone--thanks, man.
RIP. This is a helpful read for someone who is awash in constant bickering and infighting amongst folks who work with people with alcohol and other drug problems.
Thank you for writing this, Charlie. I had not heard that statistic, and I'm always in need of some good news. The longer I stay sober, the more friends I bury at the hands of addiction. Every time I see a billboard warning about opioid overdoses, I think, "Huh, at least someone is doing something." And I want to shout out to all the lobbyists who helped make naloxone an over the counter, affordable way to prevent death by overdose. To all the people still struggling, I hope you find something to hang on to and ask for help, because it's there. <3
Nicely done. Not easy, to match the news hit with a tribute to five (!) different dudes that feel lived in but not maudlin. So glad to hear numbers are going down.
Me, I'm reading this one for Josh and Sarah. Not their real names. No longer with us. Probably tacky to do that in a comment but I don't type their names out much anymore and your post has me remembering them today. For that alone--thanks, man.
RIP. This is a helpful read for someone who is awash in constant bickering and infighting amongst folks who work with people with alcohol and other drug problems.
Thank you for writing this, Charlie. I had not heard that statistic, and I'm always in need of some good news. The longer I stay sober, the more friends I bury at the hands of addiction. Every time I see a billboard warning about opioid overdoses, I think, "Huh, at least someone is doing something." And I want to shout out to all the lobbyists who helped make naloxone an over the counter, affordable way to prevent death by overdose. To all the people still struggling, I hope you find something to hang on to and ask for help, because it's there. <3
…thanks for sharing good news…as a dude with some missing friends of the flavor you mention it is nice to hear the data you share…