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The Grief of an Overdose Death — and How You Can Support Someone Grieving a Substance Use Loss

What happens when some deaths are considered more socially acceptable than others?

The Empty Chair at Our Holiday Table

When you lose a child, your life changes forever. There will always be an emptiness, and a missing piece at the family gatherings.

My Daughter Died From an Overdose

“Tell them my story.” My 20-year-old daughter Casey said these words to me not long before she died of an accidental heroin overdose on January 15, 2017.