Racial Minorities in Recovery from Addiction

c j
3 min readJun 27, 2021

I’m a person in recovery from drug addiction. The start of my recovery started a few years ago, as many peoples’ do, in a 30-day rehab facility.

After checking in to this facility filling in the paperwork, and being shown to my room I met a guy who would be my roommate for the next 30 days. He was Latino/Hispanic?

The next day I took part in small group activities, most of which involved sitting in a circle. Looking around I saw only white faces. At mealtimes, all the patients came together. Still only white faces.

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