Just the Facts Ma'am (Or Addressing the Elephant in the Room)
Most people here in North Carolina know that there is an opioid epidemic in our nation and it is particularly bad in our state, with a 584% rise of heroin related deaths. Of the top 25 worst cities in the US for opioid abuse, Wilmington is ranked as the number one, Hickory is 5th, Jacksonville 12th and Fayetteville 18th. Wilmington is ranked 4th, Fayetteville 15th and Hickory 16th of the top 25 US cities for the worst prescription opioid abuse problems as well. Many know a
A Pilot, A Nurse or a Superhero
When you ask a child, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Among “A fireman, a nurse, an astronaut or a pilot.” I have NEVER heard, “I want to be an addict.” I have never met anyone that deliberately set out on that path. For those that have never had the struggle of addiction, it may be hard to understand those that do. My father was my hero, I am the Daddy’s girl of all Daddy’s girls. But my hero was an alcoholic. My father would have never done anything to hurt
