Dear Live4Lali Family & Friends,
With the difficult year that we all have had, gratitude and thanks may not be at the top of many peoples list. Covid-19 has brought about a drastic shift in the world as we knew …
“OxyContin maker to plead guilty to federal criminal charges, pays $8 billion, and will close the company.”
To the average person, $8.3 billion cannot even be fathomed. As the headlines popped up, and dozens of people either sent …
September 17, 2020
Dear North Chicago/Waukegan Participants and Community Partners:
We are sorry to inform you that we will not be providing services to your area today and will be temporarily suspending mobile outreach services for the time being. We …
My name is Grace, and I’m a college student. With two years of college under my belt, and this new knowledge that I have acquired through being a Communications Intern at Live4Lali, questions about drug use in college in comparison …
“I don’t respect people who drink or smoke. Like, you need a chemical to make you feel good? That’s not okay.” My jaw drops, and I ‘stretch’ over my shoulder to see who it was that made this preposterous statement. …
“The drug war, from its very inception, has never actually been about drugs. I often jokingly refer to it as ‘The war on (some people who use some) Drugs,’ but that isn’t really a joke. It’s just a clear statement …
I am a person in recovery from addiction to anything that numbed my soul. I am a person….who has made a choice to be a harm reductionist. I found the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous four years ago. My belief …
“One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain,” – Bob Marley
Humans are fascinating creatures.
Eons ago, progenitors of the human race crawled out of the sea and shook their skinny fists towards the …
National Public Radio (NPR) recently published an article on February 16th, revisiting rural areas impacted by Indiana’s HIV outbreak after five years due to the sharing of used needles. Sadly, not much has changed since that time, and fewer …
Peer support can be defined as the process of giving and receiving nonprofessional, nonclinical assistance from individuals with lived experience to achieve long-term recovery from mental health or substance use disorders. Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, …