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Nicole So, who did you lose due to substance abuse? Amber: um so I actually have two different types of stories but, um so I lost my high school best friends to drug overdose and I also have one of...

“So who was the person misusing drugs or alcohol in your family?” “One of my uncles in India” “Okay. Um, did they ever lie about their addiction to any of the family members?” “Yeah, i think they tried to preserve...

Gab and I briefly discussed her views on the Juul e-cigarette.

Issiah: I’m gonna be interviewing my Grandma and we’re gonna talk about one of our family members that was misusing drugs. So who was the person misusing drugs in our family? Grandma: The person who misused drugs in our family...

Jeff is a member of the Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission, an organization built upon recovering drug and alcohol addicts who serve food to the homeless as a part of their program. In this interview, Jeff spoke about his struggles with drug...

Transcript Kojo: Can you tell me about your childhood life? Dawn: My parents were easy on me when I was me, they never punished me for anything and I was a bad kid in school which eventually led to me...

what's your name? Michele. Who was the person miss using alcohol? My friend. Did they ever lie and say that they didn’t have a problem or say that they will get help and didn’t? Yes, he said that he would...

Raven Norris (20) and her father Jerry Norris (53) talk about his other daughter Daniella, who passed away from a drug overdose, and explore how her death has affected both their lives.

This is Russell Paretzky interviewing Justin Urbonas We will start with the first one What was your pivotal moment that made you want to change your life? I mean I was using for a total of probably about 8 to...

Me: Hello my name is Mark Zamor and today I am with L.P who is a person in recovery with drugs and today we will be interviewing her, what is a pivotal moment that made you want to change your...

Rachel just celebrated 3 years of sobriety on February 20th, 2018. Sobriety from alcohol and drugs. However, it's so much more than not going back to alcohol and drugs. The sobriety is a mark of victory in her life. This...

My name is Nick, I want to thank you for joining me today and allowing me to interview you about your history of substance abuse. So, what was the substance of choice for you? For me it was marijuana for...

The following story is about Mrs. Callahan and her father who was addicted to heroin. My name is Ryan Washington and I am conducting the interview. The interview is 5 minutes and 21 seconds. Ryan: Can you please start off...

I interviewed my mother, Leila Halligan, about her son and also, my brother, Blair, about his use of drugs and mainly alcohol. We discussed the history of his addiction and how he is doing in the present. Transcript of interview:...

Subject C shares her experience with her half brother of his drug misuse and how that affected herself and her entire family Rhian: “Okay so, who was the person misusing drugs in your family?” Subject C: “It was my older...

Diane Butler talks about her son's struggle with opioid addiction and the toll it took on her family. She opens up about her story and her thoughts on the opioid epidemic going on in our society today.

Luc: How old were you when you decided to start smoking? Anonymous: I was between 17 and 18, it was my senior year of high school. I was introduced to it in high school. I decided to pick it up...

2020-11-28 18:14:15 Charles Bertimon (21 years old) talks with his friend and English teacher Anne Boulard about social media and how it affects our lives.

Carson: Hi Im Carson Shultz doing my uh storycorps project. Im talking to Brendan Burns about his cousin. Who is it in relation to you that you've lost to drugs? Brendan: Uh it was my cousin Marissa. Carson: Was it...

Kayeloni Scott (30) hears from her colleague Mary Jane Miles (80) about her upbringing, her travels and her struggles with abuse and alcoholism.

Matthew: I’m a student at Stockton University and my name’s Matthew Kobierowski. So how long did it take for your family to realize your son had a substance abuse problem? Matthew: Mr. Armato’s son is still struggling with addiction. Mr....

Lyndi Bahr interviews her grandmother, Barb Bach (77) and inquires about her lessons learned, her regrets and how she wishes to be remembered. Barb's son (Doug) struggled with heavy addiction that wrecked a havoc on his life for many years....

Jen: “Who is it in relation to you that you have lost to drugs?” H: “My close friend, Chris.” Jen: “Was it sudden or were there signs of the issue?” H: “Uh yeah, he was using Xanax, dope, doing cocaine,...

Amber, who recently won a nurse of the year award at Providence Health, shares her nursing journey from working as a parole officer to psych nurse. How working with psych patents is both rewarding and challenging, staying safe, and what...

Speaker 1: [00:00:00] What was your pivotal moment that made you want to change your life? [00:00:03][3.0] Speaker 2: [00:00:04] I think the moment for me was when I was experiencing homelessness and 2013 I was in Vegas on the...