What's Different This Time

Episode 2 of the Desparate for Change podcast, hosted by Desparate for Change, titled "What's Different This Time" was published on February 14, 2020 and runs 10 minutes.

February 14, 2020 ·10m · Desparate for Change

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Summary

Heroin addiction can be a years-long merry-go-round of pain and frustration, and it can be hard to be hopeful when history is stacked againstt us. In this episode, we talk to someone who has struggled with it for 20 years, but has been given another chance because he knows that there is a better life.  That same hope against all odds is why people stay clean and get better lives. It drives us to be happy and content because we know that there are organizations and groups where we can celebrate our achievements and laugh about that pain that allows us to be grateful about the future. Thanks for following and listening!

Episode Description

Heroin addiction can be a years-long merry-go-round of pain and frustration, and it can be hard to be hopeful when history is stacked againstt us. In this episode, we talk to someone who has struggled with it for 20 years, but has been given another chance because he knows that there is a better life.

That same hope against all odds is why people stay clean and get better lives. It drives us to be happy and content because we know that there are organizations and groups where we can celebrate our achievements and laugh about that pain that allows us to be grateful about the future. Thanks for following and listening!

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