Addiction

The Stigma of Drug Addiction and A Play at a Prison

On The Lines Between Us, we talk with Trina Morris of the Recovery Network-University Psychological Center and Carl Lejuez of University of Maryland, College Park about the stigma of drug addiction.

Then, inmates from the Maryland Correctional Training Facility in Hagerstown perform The 'N' Word, as part of the Direct Responses Alleviate Misdirected Aggression (D.R.A.M.A.) program.  Tom Hall discusses the play with play director Bashi Rose and D.R.A.M.A's Mike Perry.



The Lines Between Us: The Stigma of Addiction

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April 26, 2013

More than 17,000 people in Baltimore are addicted to an illegal substance.  That’s about 3.3 percent of the population—higher than the national average.  



Midday with Dan Rodricks 6-8-11 Hour 1 Earl's Place

Three men talk about their journeys from homelessness and addiction to shelter and recovery, through the help of Earl’s Place, a transitional housing program in Baltimore.



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