A DRUG CRISIS IS KILLING THE PEOPLE WE LOVE.
We’ve stayed quiet long enough.
Beyond the stigma, beyond the statistics, there are the stories of those who have died from substance use, overdose, and suicide. Every day, we think about the people we love. There’s so much we understand now that we didn’t before, and we wish we could talk to them about it.
This project was created through a partnership between university researchers from the School of Public Health University of Alberta, the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, and the leaders of Moms Stop the Harm and mumsDU, two prominent Canadian parent advocacy organizations representing families who have been impacted by substance use.
Video production and creative services for the project were provided by Hoopla Media in Edmonton, Alberta. Funding provided by the Alberta Opioid Response, Public Awareness Grants for Communities, Alberta Ministry of Health.
THE LETTERS
This is what we’d say if only we still had the chance. Please read.
PHIL
Phil Haug lost his son, Alex. These are the words Phil would say to him today.
PETRA
Petra Schulz lost her son Danny when he was just 25. This is her letter to him.
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