WCAI (NPR), Interview with Lisa Hillman
Addiction and overdose are among the most serious social and health issues facing our country today. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called drug overdose deaths “the top lethal issue†in the U.S. with preliminary data showing nearly 60,000 overdose deaths in 2016.
With overdose deaths rising, and friends and loved ones battling addiction, it’s not uncommon to feel helpless and hopeless. What can be done to slow and stop this epidemic? In this broadcast, Host Mindy Todd interviews Lisa Hillman, a mother who tells the story of her son’s addiction and subsequent recovery.
Originally published on lisahillmanauthor.com.
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