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5 months agoOpinion | Addiction Ravaged My Family and Tribe. I'm Fighting to Get Them Back.
The devastating impact of the opioid epidemic on families is explored through a personal account from a parent on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation.
The author reflects on their children as innocent babies, contrasting their current struggles with drug addiction.
The introduction of OxyContin to the reservation had a profound and destructive effect on the community. [ more ]