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When public misconceptions about your loss increase the pain

My son died by overdose three years ago and I still get furious when people talk about addiction like it is a choice rather than a disease.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social stigma around the cause of death can trap grieving parents in isolation and defensive rage.

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“Where Are You with Grief and anger — the rage underneath?”

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