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This epidemic has given us one common experience: we have all become experts in our own way. At SAFE Project, we believe that we strengthen one another by sharing our stories. Whether you are in recovery, lost a loved one, or are making a difference in your community, you can help others on this journey. We’d like to hear from you.
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One Raindrop Can Start Something Bigger: Danielle Choi on the Power of Prevention
“If there is one thing that you should know about prevention, it is that it is applicable to everyone,” Danielle said. “And all it takes is one small step.” Danielle Choi has a favorite way of thinking about collaboration: raindrops. “One person is one raindroplet,” she says. Bring enough of those individual drops together, though,…
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Starting Small, Saving Lives: How Ronit Ginde Turned One Experience Into Action
“Before joining the Youth Voice Council, most of what I was doing was really focused on Narcan and overdose response,” he said. “The Youth Voice Council helped me look at prevention much more broadly.” When Ronit Ginde arrived on the scene, the young person was unconscious. As an emergency medical technician, Ronit watched his partner…
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How So Eun Kang Turned Curiosity into Action
“We have to recognize that we need to push for more prevention, awareness, and also overdose recovery,” she said. When So Eun Kang first noticed naloxone sitting beside the tables in a research lab at Case Western Reserve University, she had a simple question for her mentor: What is this?She learned that naloxone is a…
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What Does Recovery Mean?
In essence, there is no right or wrong way to approach recovery. This is a very personal journey, one which isn’t defined by a particular “box” or specific “rules”. What works for some, may not work for others. One thing is for certain. Change is tough, and it’s constant.
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SAFE Campuses Spotlight: Texas Tech University
In this edition of the SAFE Campuses Spotlight series, we meet Justin, Jaime, and Heather, students at Texas Tech University and active members of the Center for Collegiate Recovery Communities (CCRC). While they come from different backgrounds, their struggles with substance use disorder and passion for the Texas Tech collegiate recovery community have bonded them.…