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Co-Occurring Disorders Experiences: Family and Friends Share Their Experiences

Family members and friends of loved ones who struggled with co-occurring disorders opened up about their experiences in the harris project and Us Weekly's 'The Missing Issue'

But only three days after we dropped him off, this amazing young man became a victim of the drug’s gravitational pull, perishing from an accidental overdose of fentanyl-laced heroin when it was offered to him while walking on the streets of downtown Denver. In 2017, we founded SAFE Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives by providing substance use prevention education, mental health resources, recovery program development, and community support. Motivated by the enthusiasm, youth engagement, and widespread impact witnessed at community events, I conducted a three-year research initiative focused on high-school athletes — an often-overlooked group in mental health discussions.

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