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Survivor stories have a profound impact on individuals and communities. By sharing their experiences, survivors:

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Perhaps the most challenging field for awareness is substance use disorder. Stigma is the number one barrier to treatment. The traditional "Just Say No" campaigns (fear-based, statistic-heavy) failed. Enter the Faces of Voices Project —a digital installation of portraits and audio recordings of people in long-term recovery. These survivors spoke not of the "rock bottom," but of the Wednesday afternoon where they chose treatment, the awkward first family dinner sober, the re-possession of their driver’s license. By focusing on rather than active addiction, the campaign changed the public lexicon from “junkie” to “person in recovery.” Subsequently, local referendums for funding rehab centers passed at higher rates in regions where the campaign screened. Survivor stories have a profound impact on individuals