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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		Mainers Share Personal Stories of Battling Opioid Addiction
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:41
	Publish Date:		2018-04-24 06:55:59
	Description:		As opioid addiction continues to be a widespread problem in Maine and throughout the country, it may be easy to forget that behind statistics and political debates there are real people coping with recovery, addiction and the pain these things can cause. Ahead of National Addiction Treatment Week, which began Monday, three Mainers who are at different stages of recovery spoke with Jennifer Rooks on Maine Calling last Friday about their experiences, and they shared advice to those struggling with addiction. Seth Blais was addicted to heroin for many years, starting at age 19. He now writes and speaks about his experience and has a column with the Portland Press Herald. Blais says he started taking prescription opioids “not really understanding what it was, that it is so similar to heroin. You think, maybe it’s safer because it’s a medication my doctor prescribed me or prescribed to a friend, not really understanding the road you’re potentially putting yourself on.” While Blais was
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