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    Jose Ramos Recovering Opioid Addict

    Jan 25, 2020 5 minutes
    INTERVIEW BY SUZANNE KROWIAK
    Photograph by
     
    EVAN COBB

    HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THIS EXHIBIT? IT SEEMS YOU WOULD WANT TO PUT YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BEHIND YOU.

    A friend of mine in recovery sent me a post that they were asking for submissions. I sent my story in, and they got in touch with me. I’ve made it my life’s mission to study substance-use disorders. I’ve spent nearly every day of the last four years in various 12-step programs, and I’ve gotten to know a lot of recovering addicts. Doctors, lawyers, former prostitutes, homeless people; it doesn’t discriminate. I’ve been astounded by the commonality we all share.

    WHAT IS THAT?

    Childhood trauma. It’s pretty universal. Beatings, mostly. Violence in the household is very common.

    CAN YOU SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE?

    I was beaten with a belt

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