I work with youth that are addicted to heroin, meth, alcohol. There isn’t one who hasn’t witnessed or been subject to trauma, violence or substance abuse in the

I work with youth that are addicted to heroin, meth, alcohol. There isn’t one who hasn’t witnessed or been subject to trauma, violence or substance abuse in their childhood. Compassion comes from understanding that the majority of addicts were born into a family they did not choose. These are children who weren’t loved or fed or clothed adequately, who had dangerous people move in and out of their lives without safety or stability, who witnessed people using intravenous drugs, fighting, and having sex. Unfortunately more often than not they’re more than just witnesses.