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Stories from the Stoop: Overcoming addiction

By Sheilah Kast,
Melissa Gerr
Published September 6, 2024 at 10:58 AM EDT
Photo: Aaron Curtis
Photo: Aaron Curtis

Here's a Stoop Story from Michael Furr about bottoming out -- and living to tell about it.
If you, or someone you know needs help with substance abuse, you can call the 9-8-8 lifeline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or go to this link.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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