Adam P.

A constant cat and mouse chase, doing anything that was necessary to obtain my drug of choice: heroin...

Adam P.

Victoria A.

I started hanging out with “the cool kids” and cutting class and got introduced to cocaine...

Victoria A.

Raymond J.

I am living proof that addicts can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use and find a new way to live...

Raymond J.

Tracy

My Mom and Dad started smoking crack with me when I was twelve...

Tracy

Jamie L.

I was 19 years old entering college the first time I ever tried a substance...

Jamie L.

FACES OF HOPE

This drug epidemic has claimed the lives of hundreds of Staten Islanders, and has changed the lives of thousands more. Yet in the midst of tragedy, there are signs of hope. These ten Staten Islanders have bravely shared their stories of addiction and recovery. Meet our “Faces of Hope”.