"My son is a recovering heroin addict. That is not easy to say, nor admit to.
But saying it, out loud and before an audience, is what I’ve been doing as an actor in a play about drug addiction, called “Four Legs to Stand On.” The metaphorically titled drama takes place around the dinner table of a family of four, a powerful piece we’ve done all over Rhode Island and are trying to do in Massachusetts through the group Creating Outreach About Addiction Support Together.
As cathartic as doing this play has been for me, more importantly it has raised the shroud on what has been a dirty little secret in America for too long: Our children -- and other loved ones -- are dying from the disease of addiction, and we need to bring it out in the open and talk about it. This play does that."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2016/04/29/son-recovering-heroin-addict/nyFfbOGUDcMZSwy0oQDSWI/story.html
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| (From left) Rachel Bartels, Cam Torres, Rachel Tondreault, Amy Thompson, Ana Bess Moyer Bell, and Paul Kandarian of the theater production “Four Legs to Stand On.” |
More info about the performance can be viewed on their webpage
http://coaast.com/four-legs-to-stand-on
Franklin has additional resources available now with the 'drop in center' open on in Milford and Franklin
- MILFORD: First and Third Tuesday of the month (May 3, May 17, June 7, June 21) Community Impact, 211 Main Street Milford MA. 5:00-9:00 PM
- FRANKLIN: Second and Fourth Thursdays of the month (May 12, May 26 June 16, and June 30 ) @ Saint John’s Episcopal Church Franklin MA 237 Pleasant Street Franklin. 5:00 to 9:00 pm.
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| SAFE - JAG "Breaking the chains of Addiction" drop in center schedule |
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