Daily Dose
Authentic You Media
Do you know the real stories of people who inject or use drugs? The fear and stigma around drug use often means that people who use drugs struggle to be accepted and to access the health care and social equity the rest of us take for granted. Have you ever wondered what it’s like for them? Who they are? What life is like? One of the greatest pathways to understanding is listening.Mandy Nolan and Dr George Catsi follow the personal and untold stories of people who inject drugs. We give a voice to their lives and circumstances, looking behind the stigma.Most of what we hear around drug use, and particularly people who inject drugs comes from the media, and it’s deeply etched with stereotypes and impacts on people’s lives and their access to employment, family and personal relationships.We aren’t promoting drug use. We’re promoting compassion and understanding.We think it is important it is to tell real stories that don’t rely on stereotypes and prejudice.This is brave stuff from t