Using Art to Decrease the Stigma of Addiction
Over 20 million people in the U.S. suffer from drug addiction, but only 2.5 million are currently receiving any type of treatment. That disconnect is caused by stigma—it keeps people from seeking treatment, shackles those attempting recovery, and constrains our efforts as a society to fund prevention and treatment.
To turn judgment into empathy, artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg has traveled over 57,000 miles and interviewed hundreds of people suffering or recovering from drug addiction. Those interviews form the core of The Empty Fix Project, a visual art series created to challenge our response to drug addiction.
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