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Carrie Battan is a staff writer at the New Yorker, and has suggested to GQ, Elle, Bloomberg, and others. She lives in New York.
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How It Feels to Be Parent of Addict - Parents of the Opioid Crisis
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This Is How It Feels to Be the Parent of an Opioid Addict

After her daughter entered rehab for the 10th time, Maureen Cavanagh started an organization to support other parents of adult addicts. She's since helped countless families — but it still feels like she can't save her own child.

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