Releasing the Shame: A Story About Opioids鈥 Impact on Individuals and Communities
We have all heard the phrase 鈥渢he boy (or girl) next door.鈥 This means a person is perceived as accessible, familiar, and dependable鈥攁 seemingly ordinary, wholesome, unassuming or average person. Prescription opioids are the drug next door. It is safe to assume that in every medicine cabinet in our neighborhoods there is the drug next door.