Radio Forum On I participated in on the state of Opioid use in the US

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  1. J. Sterling EllisonOctober 24, 2015 at 12:56 AM

    Glad to see you are still actively writing and maintaining this blog. I am not unfamiliar with your struggle, believe me, and it's great to see you thriving. Hopefully, one day, I'll tell my own story as well. Thank you!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 12, 2016 at 3:15 PM

    Great listening to the radio forum, some interesting view points. However(begin rant) it did annoy me a little when he referred to you as Tracey Helton recovering addict, addict in the film BTH'! Your so much more than that even in just the scope of the radio show. How about: Tracey Helton BA and Masters at x university, Author of the Big Fix and recovering addict'. The things he mentioned like the film and addiction are things that happened to you, not what you have done, it also seemed too derogatory for my liking (rant over). Anyway, love your work Tracey, cant wait to get your book this week. Take care.

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    1. traceyh415February 12, 2016 at 3:17 PM

      Thank you so much ❤️. I see you are back reading and I love this.

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