Lexii Cramsey

Foundation

Resources

Addiction is a Disease

“People say if you consider drug addiction a disease, you are taking the responsibility away from the drug addict. But that's wrong. If we say a person has heart disease, are we eliminating their responsibility? No. We're having them exercise. We want them to eat less, stop smoking. The fact that we have a disease recognizes that there are changes, in this case, in the brain”

- Dr. Volkow, Director of NIDA

Find An NA Meeting Reach Out for Help Spread Awareness

We are looking for volunteers to be confidential counselers to those reaching out, help organize events/meetings, share their stories, etc. Please contact us if you'd like to help.

End The Stigma

  • Addiction is a primary, chronic and relapsing brain disease characterized by an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.
  • Today's typical heroin addict starts using at 23, is more likely to live in the affluent suburbs and was likely unwittingly led to heroin through painkillers prescribed by his or her doctor.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Heroin addiction and withdrawal symptoms can begin from a person's FIRST use of the drug. Overdose easily and often happens on a person's first use.
  • Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the US, with 47,055 lethal drug overdoses in 2014. Opioid addiction is driving this epidemic, with 18,893 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, and 10,574 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2014.

DONATIONS

Donations to the Lexii Cramsey Foundation will go towards hosting events and continuing to provide resources for those struggling with the disease of addiction.