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Opioid Awareness Project

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on January 7, 2019 by Hank MoreiraJanuary 9, 2019

Catherine Martin is an amazing artist from Apex, NC whose Opioid Awareness Project NCAPDA has the honor of supporting. Catherine paints portraits from photos provided to NCAPDA of lost loved ones whose lives were cut short in some way by … Continue reading →

Chris’s Story

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on January 21, 2013 by Hank MoreiraMay 6, 2016

My name is Chris. I’m 23 years old and I currently live in Cody, Wyoming. The reason why I’m posting this is to hopefully raise awareness about the seriousness of prescription drug abuse. Continue reading →

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Collin’s Story

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on August 23, 2012 by April RoveroMay 6, 2016

We lost our 20-year-old son, Collin, to an accidental heroin overdose in March. The police found the person who sold Collin the heroin and he confessed. I was hopeful that a recently revised law, unanimously passed and signed in July, … Continue reading →

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Angela’s Story

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on December 30, 2011 by Hank MoreiraMay 6, 2016

I have taken Vicodin for 20 years for arthritis, two collapsed discs in my back and spondylolisthesis. I also have fibromyalgia and nerve pain that can leave me bed-ridden for days. When I get an episode, I take Vicodin to … Continue reading →

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David Loffert – My Story

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on December 11, 2011 by Hank MoreiraMay 6, 2016

After completing 4 years at the University of Northern Colorado for my Bachelor of Science in 1990, 1 year at Johns Hopkins University for my Masters in Health Science in 1996, and 2 ½ years into my Ph.D. in respiratory … Continue reading →

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Matthew and Brandon: Two Brothers Not Forgotten

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This is a speech that I read when I spoke at a joint legislative research committee in Raleigh NC back in September of 2010. Hello, I first want to take the time to say Thank You for allowing me the … Continue reading →

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Brook K.

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on August 29, 2011 by Hank MoreiraMay 6, 2016

Almost a year and a half ago, right after I graduated High School in a small town in Virginia, I had a panic attack. I was living with my grandma at the time and was on the phone with my … Continue reading →

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My Dear Brother

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on June 30, 2011 by Hank MoreiraMay 6, 2016

My poor brother worked for a roofing company and he fell off a roof. He fell over twenty feet and became paralyzed from the waist down. The doctors put him on perscription drugs and his at-home healthcare nurse and family … Continue reading →

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This Is the Story of My Parents

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on March 15, 2011 by Hank MoreiraMay 6, 2016

This is the story of my parents, my family, and how prescription drugs and doctors and a state that just don’t care about people have destroyed us. There is nothing special about my family. We were a normal, everyday family … Continue reading →

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The Progression of My Addiction

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on January 6, 2011 by Hank MoreiraMay 6, 2016

It was about 10 years ago when I started taking Percocet for chronic pain. At first I was taking it as prescribed by my doctor.Shortly after I was pregnant with my second daughter.  As soon as I found out I … Continue reading →

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