Bibliograph

Unstitched, my journey to understand opioid addiction and how people and communities can heal, Brett Ann Stanciu

Type

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Unstitched, my journey to understand opioid addiction and how people and communities can heal, Brett Ann Stanciu

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unstitched

Oclc number

1264400132

Responsibility statement

Brett Ann Stanciu

Sub title

my journey to understand opioid addiction and how people and communities can heal

Summary

Explores the impact of the opioid crisis on a small town through the experiences of the author"A stranger, rumored to be a heroin addict, repeatedly breaks into the small-town library Brett Ann Stanciu runs. After she tries to get law enforcement to take meaningful action against him--elementary school children and young parents with babies frequent the place after all--he dies by suicide. When she realizes how little she knows about opioid misuse, she sets out on a mission, seeking insight from others, such as people in recovery, treatment providers, the town police chief, and Vermont's US attorney. Stanciu's journey leads to compassionate generosity, renewed faith, and ultimately a measure of personal redemption as she realizes she has a role to play in helping the people of her community stitch themselves back together." -- Back cover

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