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Lauren explains how her son started his addiction to Opioids. She provided the reasons that lead him to do it. She showed how he suffered and made his family suffer with him. She also showed how he fought this addiction...

Me- did you ever lie to your family members about your addiction? Anonymous- When I was younger I used to lie all the time about it and at one point my parents found a pack of cigarettes in my room...

In this test recording, Samia Alam at EHTHS in EHT,NJ records a practice audio file for the 2018 pilot of the Great Thanksgiving Listen. Samia is in 11th grade and is studying English right now.

Chad: Bill who was misusing drugs in your family? Bill: In my family, my youngest son Steven. Chad: how did you find out about his addiction? Bill: uhm… there were some red flags that went up my wife was doing...

Taylor: Who was the person misusing drugs in your family? Stacey: My older brother. Taylor: I think this one might be a little bit hard to ask ... Stacey: No go ahead. Taylor: But do you believe that drugs did...

Stockton University student Starr Drennen interviews someone who had a substance use disorder and is in recovery.

Stockton University student, Lamia Dean, interviews someone who has been in recovery for 35 years.

Stockton University student, Rhiannon Pillsbury, interviews someone who is in recovery from Addiction

One Small Step partners Esther Harbert (61) and Morton Glickman (86) discuss their experiences in medicine, the changes in their fields since medical school, and what it's like to go to political protests.

Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

Tom Hill discusses his childhood, his experience with addiction and recovery, and what gives him hope.

I interviewed a man by the name of Nick Geissler. He explains the hardships of being addicted to Opiates and how he got through them. // Transcript of Interview: Holly Halligan: What was the pivotal moment that made you want...

This recording involves an interview of a former addict, my cousin, Alex. He recounts the time when his twin brother Anton, overdosed on heroin. This is an emotional interview of how strong Alex remained in the times of grief. Through...

Stockton University student James Strain interviews his father, who lost his mother and uncle to smoking and alcohol use.

Spider talks about what it was like to participate in the documentary film, and has words of advice for his younger self and other young people today.

My cousin Sarah & I discuss our mothers, their childhoods, ourselves, our daughters & our extended family of aunts, uncles & cousins

In this test recording, Zonja Kaja, at Egg Harbor Township High School in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey records a practice audio file for the 2018 pilot of the Great Thanksgiving Listen. Zonja Kaja is in 11th grade and is...

An intimate look into our lives.

Hello my name is Madison Schwartz and today I’m here with my mother Shelly Schwartz in this interview we are going to be covering my mother’s experiences and how she handled being in relation to an alcoholic before we get...

In this interview, conducted on November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Victoria Diaz (16) interviews her mother Annette (51) about growing up in New York and being sent away at 16 years old. Annette shares the difficulties and...

My name is Nick, I am here today with Sue to talk about a sensitive subject, so I want to thank you for joining me. Who was it that you knew that was a substance abuser or effected by substance...

[Recorded January 31, 2021] Tim Towslee, 44, and Allison Swingle, 31, participate in a One Small Step conversation via Zoom. They talk about their work in outdoor education, the impact of having a parent pass away, how their political views...

In this test recording, Natasha at Egg Harbor Township High School in Egg Harbor Township, NJ records a practice audio file for the 2019 Great Thanksgiving Listen. Natasha is a junior and is studying english.

One Small Step conversation partners Dimple Dhabalia (47) and Tiffany Gray (43) exchange their lived experiences. They connect on their work in supporting vulnerable populations, and find they have a shared belief in listening to and learning from other people...

• 0:00 - 0:00 . • 0:01 - 0:04 Who is in relation to you that you have lost to drugs? • 0:04 - 0:05 My uncle. • 0:06 - 0:08 Was it sudden or was there signs of the...