End It For Good

06/17/2026

06/14/2026

We often talk about addiction as though people are trapped until they go to formal treatment. But many people recover naturally as they mature, build relationships, find meaningful work, become parents, gain stability, or simply reach a point where substance use no longer fits the life they want.

Discussing “natural recovery” doesn't diminish the value of treatment. It expands our understanding of recovery and reminds us to focus on the goal, not just the process.

Read Stacey’s article: https://aeon.co/essays/most-drug-users-stop-without-help-so-long-as-they-re-not-poor

06/13/2026

What if recovery is about more than just not using a substance?

In this conversation, Christina Dent and Jon Seidl explore a question that doesn't get asked often enough: What does it look like to truly flourish after addiction?

Recovery isn't just about what you're leaving behind. It's also about what you're building toward. While meetings, programs, and other supports can be incredibly valuable tools, the goal isn't simply to stop using. It's to create a life that's meaningful, fulfilling, and worth being fully present for.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio.

06/11/2026

If addiction is a health crisis, why do we still respond to it primarily through the criminal justice system?

For decades, we've relied on arrests, prosecution, and incarceration to address drug use. But addiction is often connected to trauma, mental health struggles, and other challenges that jails were never designed to treat.

When someone is struggling with depression or anxiety, we don't expect the police to solve the problem. Yet when addiction is involved, the criminal justice system is often our first response.

A health-centered approach asks a different question: What would help this person heal?

We cannot punish people into recovery. But we can make recovery more possible by prioritizing treatment, support, and lives saved.

What do you think would happen if we treated addiction more like a health issue and less like a criminal one?

06/09/2026

Every day, we work to challenge stigma and share evidence-based solutions, because when people understand addiction differently, they support policies and approaches that save lives, strengthen families, and create more avenues for recovery.

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06/07/2026

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