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Thank you very much for sharing your heart-wrenching and -warming story. I have been trying to understand addiction as: 1 - I have relatives I suspect may use but don't know what to watch for nor how to help (aspirin once a year is my limit, unless we include my sugar addiction ... ahem), 2 - when I asked 100 of my extended neighbors what their concerns were (so I could take them to their elected officials, 'cuz they ain't comin' to us), tied for #11 was drug usage: help them get off of addiction, and 3 - I want to know what policies we have (or don't) that hinder or promote drug addiction. I attended all 6 public meetings put on by King County's (Seattle) Heroin and Prescription Opiod Addiction Task Force (no longer listed on their website) learning what I could. Panelists eventually recommended reading Dreamland and Chasing the Scream. I really liked your joint book for the personal angle (and I believe turned out well for you two than for others for the reasons you mentioned in your book), which would be hard for most people to share with a stranger in a relatively short meeting (compared to the multiple hours I spent reading your book). Thank you both!! http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/mental-health-substance-abuse/task-forces/heroin-opiates-task-force.aspx debblakeslee.com